An American Family An American Family

An American Family

A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice

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Publisher Description

This “moving [and] wonderful” memoir by the Muslim American Gold Star father, captivating DNC speaker, and 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient is “a story about family and faith [that] can teach all of us what real American patriotism looks like” (The New York Times Book Review).
 
“[Khizr] Khan offers a valuable perspective as we continue to debate what kind of country we want to be.”—The Washington Post (Best Books of the Year)
 
Khizr Khan electrified viewers around the world when he took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. And when he offered to lend Donald Trump his own much-read and dog-eared pocket Constitution, his gesture perfectly encapsulated the feelings of millions.
 
In this urgent and timeless immigrant story, Khan shares the extraordinary, ordinary journey that led him to that moment: He was the oldest of ten children born to farmers in Pakistan. He was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life. He was a hopeful suitor, awkwardly but earnestly trying to win the heart of a woman far out of his league. He was a loving father who, having instilled in his children the ideals that enticed him and his wife to America, tragically lost his son, an Army captain, in the Iraq War. He was and is a patriot, and a fierce advocate for the values enshrined in the American system. 
 
An American Family shows us who Khizr Khan and millions of other American immigrants are, and why—especially in these tumultuous times—we must not be afraid to step forward for what we believe in when it matters most.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2017
October 24
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
13.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Still entering by hand ,

Inspiring... a must read

This is a heartfelt and thoughtful story that should be read by everyone who cares about the well being and the future of our country.

Cotton1996 ,

Thank You Nr. Khan!

This book is a reminder to many native born Americans of the gifts, rights, and responsibilities that we too often take for granted.

Reality 1 ,

Wonderful

A beautiful story of love an hope from the perspective of an immigrant family from Pakistan and their love for America. Told with total appreciation for all the freedoms Americans sometimes take for granted.

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