The Resource Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
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The item Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
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- Now adapted for young adults, the #1 New York times best-selling memoir offers an intimate look at Barack Obama's early days, tracing the future 44th president's odyssey through family, race, and identity
- The son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. Obama 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. -- adapted from jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 302 pages, 8 unnumberd pages of plates
- Note
-
- "Adapted for young adults"--Cover
- Young adult adaptation of: Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance / by Barack Obama. Originally published: New York : Times Books, c1995
- Isbn
- 9780385738729
- Label
- Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance
- Title
- Dreams from my father
- Title remainder
- a story of race and inheritance
- Statement of responsibility
- Barack Obama
- Subject
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- African Americans -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- trueChicago, Illinois
- trueCommunity organizers
- trueKenya
- trueLegislators
- trueMultiracial persons
- Obama, Barack
- Obama, Barack
- Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature
- truePresidents
- Race relations
- Racially mixed people
- Racially mixed people -- Biography
- Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography
- Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueRacism
- Racism
- Racism -- United States
- Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Race relations
- United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.)
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- Young adult nonfiction
- trueAfrican American legislators
- African Americans
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Now adapted for young adults, the #1 New York times best-selling memoir offers an intimate look at Barack Obama's early days, tracing the future 44th president's odyssey through family, race, and identity
- The son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. Obama 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. -- adapted from jacket
- Biography type
- autobiography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 11022220
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Obama, Barack
- Dewey number
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- 973/.04960730092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E185.97.O23
- LC item number
- A3 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 7
- 9
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Obama, Barack
- African Americans
- Racially mixed people
- Racism
- United States
- Racially mixed people
- Racism
- Obama, Barack
- African Americans
- Racially mixed people
- Racism
- United States
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.)
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- Obama, Barack
- African Americans
- Race relations
- Racially mixed people
- Racism
- United States
- Target audience
- adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a story of race and inheritance: adapted for young adults
- Label
- Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Note
-
- "Adapted for young adults"--Cover
- Young adult adaptation of: Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance / by Barack Obama. Originally published: New York : Times Books, c1995
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1269630649
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 302 pages, 8 unnumberd pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385738729
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1269630649
- Label
- Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Note
-
- "Adapted for young adults"--Cover
- Young adult adaptation of: Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance / by Barack Obama. Originally published: New York : Times Books, c1995
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1269630649
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 302 pages, 8 unnumberd pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780385738729
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1269630649
Subject
- African Americans -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- trueChicago, Illinois
- trueCommunity organizers
- trueKenya
- trueLegislators
- trueMultiracial persons
- Obama, Barack
- Obama, Barack
- Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature
- truePresidents
- Race relations
- Racially mixed people
- Racially mixed people -- Biography
- Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography
- Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueRacism
- Racism
- Racism -- United States
- Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Race relations
- United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.)
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
- Young adult nonfiction
- trueAfrican American legislators
- African Americans
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Biography
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Adult Nonfiction for Young Adults: 1995
- trueFor Real Though
- trueBritish Book Awards (the Nibbies): Biography of the Year
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