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Also by David Colbert:

Michelle Obama: An American Story, January 2009
Hardcover

MICHELLE OBAMA: AN AMERICAN STORY
By: David Colbert

Houghton Mifflin
January 2009
On Sale: January 9, 2009
160 pages
ISBN: 0547249411
EAN: 9780547249414
Hardcover
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Michelle Obama grew up on Chicago's South Side, and while the world outside her door was chaotic and ever-changing, her family provided a stable environment in which she could grow and flourish. This look at Michelle Obama's life and the turning points that shaped her shows how a girl from a working class background could rise to become one of the most influential women of her day.

But this is more than a straight chronological retelling. This book looks at Michelle Obama's life story within the context of the larger movements in African American history: slavery, freedom, the Reconstruction era, the Civil Rights movement, and finally, her own era.

History is what has shaped Michelle and challenged her. And ultimately, not only has she overcome any obstacles put before her, she has carved out her own place in history as well.

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