Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign

by Scout Tufankjian

Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign is the story of Barack Obama's historic journey from junior Senator from Illinois to-if all polls hold as indicated-President of the United States of America, as documented by Scout Tufankjian, the only independent photographer to cover his entire campaign from before he announced his run through the expected election night celebration in Chicago's Grant Park.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576875040
• ISBN13: 9781576875049
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: powerHouse Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Yes, You Can Buy This Book And YOU Should!

The best pictorial of the Obama campaign on the market. Starting with a recalcitrant photographer, we find out step-by-step how hope can be built individually and among a people. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words, and this book's pictures say more than a library of books. Yes, you can and should buy this book. It will not only grace your coffee-table but your psyche as well!

Un moment ou les Etats-Unis sont, pour la première fois depuis longtemps, un exemple.

A tourner les pages de "Yes we can", on entend la chanson du même nom "Yes we can ... to justice and equality ...», et on voit la campagne de Barack Obama se transformer : des petites assemblées de l'Iowa à la convention de Denver et enfin au Grant Park. Scout Tufankjian éclaire la rencontre entre un homme et une nation, le mouvement qui se cristallise autour de Barack Obama et en fait son incarnation. Un moment ou les Etats-Unis sont, pour la première fois depuis longtemps, un exemple. Et un grand travail de photojournalisme.

Awesome

I just received my shipment of this book and immediately began to review it. I ended up reading the book cover to cover. It has a good balance between pictures and narrative portions. It was great to see the hope, optimism, and pride captured in the faces of the people photographed at the rallies, restaurants, etc. Viewing the pictures reminded me of the events and feelings that I experienced over the past two years of the campaign. One thing --I would have liked to see a picture of the Obama family in Chicago on the stage after the victory included. This is a book to savor and to take time studying each photo. The photographs were detailed and spoke volumes. I am glad that I had the foresight to purchase (in advance)enough books to give as gifts to my children and grandchildren. I am certain that this book will "fly" off the shelves once the word gets out. It is a wonderful keepstake. Thank you Scout for your work in recording this historical time in American history. It is definitely work to be proud of.

So many people on the edges

We don't learn how she got her laundry done, but it's a wonderful ride through Scout Tufankjian's Yes We Can. Her writing moves along and is specific: "Every single event [in New Hampshire] was wildly overcrowded, and on one occasion the fire marshal wouldn't even let the traveling press in." And in Berlin, "I am young enough that it was a shock to see Europeans waving American flags." As for the photos, has anyone captured Michelle Obama's hope for her husband as well as in the picture on pages 24 and 25, in Waterloo, Iowa? This is Pulitizer stuff. Another favorite is of two little girls, one holding an Obama doll, as they sit and whisper together at an event in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. When people come into our Austin house and pick this book up, they do not put it down. Someone always grabs it away.

Striking images

This is the best commemorative book for the election I've seen so far. The photographer has an unusual eye, and most of her images are not the sort of thing that was being regularly printed in newspapers and magazines during the campaign. Most of the photos are of press events or rallies, and there's not much from behind the scene (which is a shame). Many of the best photos are of ordinary supporters who are completely overwhelmed by meeting/seeing him. I've left this on my coffee table, and most visitors are drawn to it right away. Recommended.