Ten letters
Subtitle: the stories Americans tell their president
By: Eli Saslow
Edition: 1st Anchor books ed.
Publisher: Anchor Books; Anchor
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780307742551; 9780345803351
Subjects: Correspondence; Politics and government; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Economic history
Other titles: 10 letters:
Description: Documents the experiences of ten ordinary citizens who have shared their ambitions and struggles in letters written to President Obama, tracing how Obama personally responded and the ways in which the letters reflect American endurance and optimism.
Table of contents: title: "I lost my job, my health benefits and my self worth in a matter of 5 days."; title: "My own path to the presidency was met with many challenges."; title: "Thank you from my son, Doug, a lieutenant serving in Afghanistan."; title: "I simply can no longer afford to pay for my health care costs!"; title: "Stop and listen to all the American people!"; title: "I don't feel like I belong here anymore."; title: "The Gulf of Mexico has bled a black blood for too many days."; title: "Nobody is getting the same education."; title: "I was bullyed in high school and seriously contemplated suicide."; title: "We have lived on the street for 3 days."