Political Lives: Rachel L. Swarns, American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama, William Chafe, Bill and Hillary: The Politics of the Personal, and Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Rise of Marco Rubio
Sunday, Nov. 18, 3:00 p.m., Batten (Building 2, 1st Floor, Room 2106)
Author(s) and Guest(s)
Rachel L. Swarns
In American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama (Amistad, $27.99) journalist Rachel L. Swarns presents a compelling and comprehensive history of Michelle Obama's family. The journey spans five generations--from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, to the Jewish Reform movement, to the Great Migration, to the Jim Crow south and finally, to the White House. A completely fascinating look at the complex ancestry of one family, African Americans, and all Americans.” –Booklist starred review. Swarns, a reporter for the New York Times since 1995, has written about domestic policy and national politics and has reported on immigration, the presidential campaigns of 2004 and 2008 and First Lady Michelle Obama.
William H. Chafe
From the day they first met at Yale Law School, Bill and Hillary were inseparable and combative. As historian William H. Chafe reveals in Bill and Hillary: The Politics of the Personal (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00) that dynamic has remained a constant throughout their remarkable political careers. Always tempestuous, their relationship had as many lows as it did highs, from near divorce to stunning electoral and political successes. “An illuminating glimpse behind the scenes”—Kirkus Reviews. Chafe is the author of numerous prizewinning books on civil rights, women’s history, and politics, including TheUnfinished Journey: America Since World War II and Private Lives / Public Consequences: Personality andPolitics in Modern America.
Manuel Roig-Franzia
Not even Marco Rubio’s rivals dispute the fact that he is going far in American politics. In The Rise of Marco-Rubio (Simon & Schuster, $25.00) foreign and national correspondent, Manuel Roig-Franzia, draws on hundreds of interviews and documents to chronicle the meteoric rise of Florida’s junior senator, whose story begins under a thatch roof in rural Cuba and leads to national prominence. Roig-Franzia is a reporter for The Washington Post, where he served as the paper’s national bureau chief in Miami and foreign bureau chief in Mexico City. He currently writes for The Washington Post’s Style section, exploring politics, power and the culture of Washington, and profiling major political figures and authors.
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Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Batten (Building 2, 1st Floor, Room 2106)
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