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Aug 25, 2022 · The promised land of Canaan, eventually called Israel, was a fertile land with brooks and deep springs that gushed out into the valleys and hills. The rich soil produced wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, and olives. There, the Israelites would lack nothing.
Nov 12, 2020 · A PROMISED LAND. By Barack Obama. Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come. It is not merely that this book avoids being ponderous, as might be expected, even forgiven, of a hefty memoir,...
Beyond the straightforward narrative of Obama’s life and career, A Promised Land explores several important themes: The centrality of race in America. The power of democracy to bring about change. The importance of working within the system of electoral politics.
Published on November 17, 2020, it is the first of a planned two-volume series. Remaining focused on his political career, the presidential memoir documents Obama's life from his early years through to the events surrounding the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011.
Chapters 5–9 Summary and Analysis. Chapter 1 As the book opens, Obama reminisces about strolling the grounds of the White House as he narrates small memories from his time as...
228,439ratings19,876reviews. Kindle $17.99. Rate this book. Goodreads Choice Award. Winner for Best Memoir & Autobiography (2020) A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.
Nov 15, 2020 · The most audacious thing about Barack Obama’s new memoir, “A Promised Land,” is the beaming portrait on its cover: There he is, the 44th president, looking so serenely confident that it’s as...
