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Author Firstbrook, P. L.

Title The Obamas [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] the untold story of an African family / Peter Firstbrook.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Crown Publishers, [2011]
©2011
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Description 1 online resource (pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Prologue -- Two elections, two presidents -- Meet the ancestors -- The life and death of Opiyo Obama -- The Wazungu arrive -- The new imperialism -- Five wives and two world wars -- A state of emergency -- Mr. "Double-Double" -- Epilogue -- Glossary of people -- Glossary of terms and place names -- Timeline.
Summary The astonishing story of Barack Obama's Kenyan roots, "The Obamas" is the product of dozens of interviews with Obama's African relatives, presented by the first person to trace Obama's family history back 400 years and 23 generations.
Subject Obama family.
Obama, Barack -- Family.
Kenya -- Biography.
Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Family -- Case studies.
Genre Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Firstbrook, P. L. Obamas. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c2011 9780307591401 (DLC) 2010032403 (OCoLC)526027099
ISBN 9780307591425 (electronic bk.)
0307591425 (electronic bk.)
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