Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Every day, President Obama reads ten representative letters among the thousands he receives from citizens across the land. The letters come from people of all ages, walks of life, and political points of view. Some are heartbreaking, some angry, some hopeful. Indeed, Obama reads as many letters addressed “Dear Jackass” as “Dear Mr. President.” Eli Saslow, a young and rising star at the Washington Post, became fascinated by the power of these letters and set out to find the stories behind them.

Through the lens of ten letters to which Obama responded personally, this exceptionally relevant and poignant book explores those individual stories, taking an in-depth look at the misfortunes, needs, opinions, and, yes, anger over the current state of the country that inspired ten people to put pen to paper. Surprisingly, what also emerges from these affecting personal narratives is a story about the astounding endurance and optimism of the American people.

Ten Letters is an inspiring and important book about ordinary people and the issues they face every day—the very issues that are shaping America’s future. This is not an insider Washington book by any means, but a book for the times that tells the real American stories of today.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Doubleday

Release: October 11, 2011

ISBN: 0385534302

ISBN 13: 9780385534307

Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Every day, President Obama reads ten representative letters among the thousands he receives from citizens across the land. The letters come from people of all ages, walks of life, and political points of view. Some are heartbreaking, some angry, some hopeful. Indeed, Obama reads as many letters addressed “Dear Jackass” as “Dear Mr. President.” Eli Saslow, a young and rising star at the Washington Post, became fascinated by the power of these letters and set out to find the stories behind them.

Through the lens of ten letters to which Obama responded personally, this exceptionally relevant and poignant book explores those individual stories, taking an in-depth look at the misfortunes, needs, opinions, and, yes, anger over the current state of the country that inspired ten people to put pen to paper. Surprisingly, what also emerges from these affecting personal narratives is a story about the astounding endurance and optimism of the American people.

Ten Letters is an inspiring and important book about ordinary people and the issues they face every day—the very issues that are shaping America’s future. This is not an insider Washington book by any means, but a book for the times that tells the real American stories of today.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Doubleday

Release: October 11, 2011

ISBN: 0385534302

ISBN 13: 9780385534307

More books from Eli Saslow

Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

4.4/5 ( ratings)

The Best American Sports Writing 2014

American Hunger: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Washington Post Series (A Vintage Short)

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Voices from the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Four Good Days

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Voices from the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?