Author | Barack Obama |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | November 16, 2010 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 40 |
ISBN | 0-375-83527-X |
Preceded by | The Audacity of Hope |
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a 2010 children's book by Barack Obama, with illustrations by Loren Long.[1] It is described by the publisher as a "tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation."[2] The stories of thirteen Americans are told in the book: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Neil Armstrong, Sitting Bull, Cesar Chavez, Billie Holiday, Maya Lin, Albert Einstein, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, and Jane Addams."[3]
The proceeds from the sale of the book were donated to a scholarship fund for the children of fallen and disabled US service personnel.[4] Obama finished writing the book in 2008, after he was elected but before taking office.[5]
Obama actually wrote Of Thee I Sing in 2008, after he was elected but before taking office