Destiny Calling: How the People Elected Barack Obama

by Charles M. Madigan

Overview

Emphasizing the revealing experiences of representative Americans from around the country, who tell how the previous eight years of failed policies shaped their personal fate and prompted them to vote for a newcomer blazing the banner of change, Destiny Calling traces a political campaign that fulfilled Lincoln's promise even as it illuminated for the world - anew - America's commitment of hope and freedom. For additional information, see www.destinycallingbook.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566637787
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	10/16/2009
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	4 - 17 Years

About the Author

Charles M. Madigan, who spent many of his forty years in journalism writing about politics for UPI and the Chicago Tribune, is presidential writer in residence at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He recently edited –30–: The Collapse of the Great American Newspaper. He lives in Evanston, Illinois. For more information, see www.destinycallingbook.com.

Editorial Reviews

In a refreshing change, Charles Madigan gives us a unique look at a historic election in a book that focuses on the people who voted and why they made their choices. In contrast to the usual ‘back of the bus’ political coverage, Madigan got off the bus and actually talked to people, giving us a rich, vivid portrait of an America and an election that too many political commentators ignored or barely covered. It is an arresting and captivating story delivered in a forceful narrative by a gifted writer.

James O’Shea

A thoughtful look at the voters behind Obama's victory.

Booklist

Even Americans who can’t stand politics were sorry to see Barrack Obama’s victorious quest for the presidency come to an end in 2008. That man-whips-windmill saga provided a burst of positivism and energy in a bleak year of economic angst. The good news is that Charles M. Madigan has brought this story back to life—with value added in the form of color and insights honed by the author’s more than four decades of covering presidential campaigns. Destiny Calling not only illuminates the history Obama’s precedent-shattering run in 2008, it should also help guide us through his White House years that lie ahead before he takes another shot at making history in 2012.

Robert Shogun

A wonderful trip through the 2008 presidential race (and the country) with the best possible tour guide. Charlie Madigan has been on those campaign buses, so he knows politics from the inside, but now he stays off them for the broader perspective. Insightful, original, readable as hell. What more could one want?

Jon Margolis

In a refreshing change, Charles Madigan gives us a unique look at a historic election in a book that focuses on the people who voted and why they made their choices. In contrast to the usual ‘back of the bus’ political coverage, Madigan got off the bus and actually talked to people, giving us a rich, vivid portrait of an America and an election that too many political commentators ignored or barely covered. It is an arresting and captivating story delivered in a forceful narrative by a gifted writer.

James O’Shea

A thoughtful look at the voters behind Obama's victory.

Booklist

Even Americans who can’t stand politics were sorry to see Barrack Obama’s victorious quest for the presidency come to an end in 2008. That man-whips-windmill saga provided a burst of positivism and energy in a bleak year of economic angst. The good news is that Charles M. Madigan has brought this story back to life—with value added in the form of color and insights honed by the author’s more than four decades of covering presidential campaigns. Destiny Calling not only illuminates the history Obama’s precedent-shattering run in 2008, it should also help guide us through his White House years that lie ahead before he takes another shot at making history in 2012.

Robert Shogan