A Promised Land
A Promised Land is a compelling expository on Barack Obama’s journey, from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States; becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.
It is extraordinarily intimate and introspective; the story of one man’s bet with history, as well as the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American; bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of “hope and change,”; and also meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters; and also unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible.
Author: Barack Obama
