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Author of "The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama’s Father" , Sally Jacobs, Appearing to Discuss Book

 

Sally Jacobs, Author of The Other Barack: The Bold and Reckless Life of President Obama’s Father

 

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An alcoholic polygamist who abandoned two families, a brilliant economist, and a bold dreamer, Barack Obama Sr. was a complicated and conflicted man. Through in depth interviews and investigations, long time Globe staff writer Sally Jacobs brings his story to light.

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