Kamala’s Way, An American Life

How did the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California rise to become the nation’s first black and first Asian-American vice President? She did it Kamala’s way. From her humble beginnings in Oakland through her activist days at Howard University, Kamala Harris grew up to be tough, smart, quick-witted, demanding.

You’ll meet Harris the young prosecutor, who rose through the treacherous politics of San Francisco, and then of the state, to become the first Black female attorney general in California history. You’ll discover Harris the risk-taker, who made the bold decision to run for Senate just five years into her tenure as attorney general.

And you’ll meet Harris the comeback queen, whose failure as a presidential candidate led to her brilliant behind-the-scenes campaign to land the all-important VP spot on Biden’s ticket. Veteran journalist Dan Morain watched her ascent over his twenty-five years covering the state of California and delivers the first in-depth biography of her exceptional journey.

Along the way, he reveals what Harris does when no one is looking: falling in love later in life, becoming a stepmother, and caring for little-known members of her longtime and informal political family, who always knew that “Kamala’s Way” would land her on top.

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