| Words on a Journey: The Great Speeches of Barack Obama Special Inaugur Edition Contributor(s): Obama, Barack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604504269 ISBN-13: 9781604504262 Publisher: ARC Manor OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2008 Annotation: Many consider President-Elect Obama to be the foremost orator of his generation. This Special Inauguration Edition compiles eighteen great speeches by Barack Obama and three additional contextually relevant speeches by other politicians. The book also has a brief chronology of his life, and reprints the text of the emancipation proclamation and the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution. ***** This collection includes his speech against going to war in Iraq, his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (the speech that propelled him to national fame), his speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner, his insightful speech on race relations (responding to the Reverend Jeremiah Wright controversy) and his speech given after winning the general election. ***** |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 973.932 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.06 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 21st Century |