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Rising Star reveals Obama’s private life and the shaping of his rise
Garrow portrays Barack Obama as a man who compartmentalized life and pursued a destined path. The biography details his early relationship with Sheila Miyoshi Jager, her influence on his ambition, race identity decisions, and the shift to Michelle Robinson, shaping his political trajectory and personal compromises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barack Obama
David Maraniss
Obama
James T. Kloppenberg
David Remnick
David J. Garrow
Garrow
Harvard Law School
Chicago
Michelle
Sheila Miyoshi Jager
Oberlin College
Jager
Stanley Ann Dunham
Dunham
Indonesia
Jeremiah Wright
University of Chicago
Sheila
Barack
Clinton
Bill
Seoul
Michelle Robinson
Harvard