Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest

by John K. Wilson

Barack Obama is quickly becoming America's most popular politician, and his run for the presidency has brought huge crowds at home and an unprecedented wave of international attention as well. Much more than a biography, this book is a political tour of Obama's legislative experience as well as his ideas about race, religion, and politics. Political writer John K. Wilson, author of four previous books including a study of Newt Gingrich, explores the reaction Obama has received from the left, the right, and the media. As the first presidential candidate from Generation X, Obama has generated an exciting movement of young people to support his campaign as he defines a new kind of broadly popular progressive politics. As improbable as such a quest may be this fresh new candidate may be just the right one to bridge not only generations but ideologies that often divide. Amid all the hype surrounding Obama, this book provides the first in-depth look at what he believes, what he represents, and how he might transform American politics.

Genres: Politics

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2007

About the author

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John K. Wilson is the author of seven books, including Trump Unveiled: Exposing the Bigoted Billionaire, Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest, Newt Gingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors, Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies, and The Most Dangerous Man in America: Rush Limbaugh’s Assault on Reason. He is the co-editor of AcademeBlog.org and the editor of Illinois Academe. He has a Ph.D. in education from Illinois State University, and is the co-organizer of the Chicago Book Expo and the Evanston Literary Festival.

Reviews

[Victor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book, which included a lot of information that I do not recall hearing much about on the news (not exactly a big surprise). It may be considered to be a little out of date at this point by some, since it is talking about the upcoming election which is no longer upcoming, but it is always nice to see what people were thinking before major historical events. Fair warning, you might be disappointed to see what some people, who are considered to be experts, had to say about Obama in this book and why.

This is a good read.

[Theo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obama on the issues and some defense from the Freak Show by a former law student, John Wilson.

[Nala · Rating 5 out of 5]

good