A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama

by Thomas, Evan

• ISBN13: 9781586487782
• ISBN10: 1586487787
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-12
• Publisher: Public Affairs

Summary

In Chicago, Illinois, at midnight on November 4, 2008. United States President-elect Barack Obama said to a sea of Americans, "It has been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America".

Author Biography

Newsweek Editor-at-Large Evan Thomas has written more than a hundred cover stories. His other books include a biography of Robert Kennedy and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller Sea of Thunder. This book is based on reporting by Daren Briscoe, Eleanor Clift, Katie Connolly, Peter Goldman, Daniel Stone and Nick Summers.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Age of Obama	p. vii
How He Did It	p. 1
Back from the Dead	p. 31
The Long Siege	p. 53
Going into Battle	p. 81
Center Stage	p. 111
The Great Debates	p. 137
The Final Days	p. 163
Epilogue	p. 183
Appendix: An Interview with Barack Obama	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 219
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