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Dreams From My Father; A Story of Race and Inheritance

Dreams From My Father; A Story of Race and Inheritance

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Dreams From My Father; A Story of Race and Inheritance

by Obama, Barack

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
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Near fine/near fine
ISBN 10
081292343X
ISBN 13
9780812923438
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New York: Times Books, 1995. First Edition / First Issue. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. The true first edition of Dreams From My Father, signed by Barack Obama.. Octavo, xi, 403pp. White boards, black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page with first state number line (98765432). Faint dust remnant along top edge of text block, no marks or evidence of handling. In publisher's first state dust jacket, with $23.00 on front flap, in near fine condition, with just a touch of shelf wear. This copy is signed by Barack Obama on tipped-in signature page, originally found in the deluxe limited edition of A Promised Land. As the name recognition of Barack Obama increased, Dreams From My Father was reissued by Crown Publishing in 2004. This is the true first edition, which only sold 8,000 copies then went out of print shortly after it was published in 1995.

Synopsis

Published in 1995, this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey--first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. 

Reviews

On Nov 21 2011, Frodobaggins said:
After reading 'The Audacity of Hope' I wanted to know more about how President Obama's background formed the upbeat, altruistic, intelligent ideas in his book.After reading 'Dreams From My Father', I ordered seven copies for family and friends. 'Dreams From My Father' shed light as to how Mr. Obama was able to formulate his humane, international, open, non-judgemental globallly informed, multi-cultural view of how best to lead America. It would be a wonderful book for American Middle and High School students to read and learn from.

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Bookseller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
11701
Title
Dreams From My Father; A Story of Race and Inheritance
Author
Obama, Barack
Illustrator
The true first edition of Dreams From My Father, signed by Barack Obama.
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition / First Issue
ISBN 10
081292343X
ISBN 13
9780812923438
Publisher
Times Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1995
Keywords
The Audacity of Hope, Dreams From My Father, Michelle Obama Becoming, Michelle Obama, President Obama, Obama administration, democratic national convention, john kerry, inscribed copy, President bush, President trump,

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