by Barack Obama
First published 2009
This commemorative collection opens with Barack Obama's historic inaugural address as America's 44th president. The ceremony adopted "A New Birth of Freedom" from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as its official theme. Obama's speech appears alongside the foundational American texts that shaped his political and philosophical thinking. Lincoln's first and second inaugural addresses anchor the collection, along with his famous Gettysburg Address. Ralph Waldo Emerson's influential essay "Self-Reliance" completes the volume. These works by two great thinkers and writers influenced Obama throughout his career. The New York Times bestseller serves as a keepsake edition marking Obama's presidential inauguration. Together, these speeches and writings offer inspiration across generations of Americans through their memorable and eloquent words.
Genres: history, american, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: inspirational
Period: 19th-century, 21st-century
97 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Books