"A photographic chronicle of Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign ranges from its beginnings to the Democratic primary win in summer 2008, documenting his family, his fellow candidates, the voters who selected him, his speeches, and memorable campaign moments and events. 250,000 first printing." (deepdiscount.com)

Through 150 striking color photographs, Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs charts the road to Barack Obama's nomination as the first African American to lead the presidential ticket of a major party.

Announcing his campaign in Springfield, Illinois, on February 10, 2007, Obama stood on the grounds of the Old State Capitol, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "House Divided" speech against slavery in 1858. During an eighteen-month campaign, from the snows of Iowa to the hunt for Democratic "superdelegates," this junior senator from Chicago confounded the party establishment and rewrote the playbook on modern presidential campaigning.

This amazing collection of photographs captures the public and private moments of his journey, and offers a unique window into one of the great triumphs in American politics.

This amazing collection of images provides a unique window into one of the great triumphs in American politics.

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Hardcover: 160 pages
Author: Deborah Willis, Kevin Merida
Publisher: Amistad (October 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061733091
ISBN-13: 978-0061733093

A photo historian, curator, and photographer, Deborah Willis is chair and professor of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Photography and Imaging. A Guggenheim, Fletcher, and MacArthur fellow, she lives in New York City.

Kevin Merida is an associate editor at the Washington Post. In 2000 he was named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists. He is the author of the critically acclaimed and prizewinning Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas. He lives in Maryland.

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