Edward McClelland

Edward McClelland is a journalist, a historian, and an author born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. His work has been published in numerous places, including the New York Times , Washington Post , and the Chicago Reader, and on Salon and Slate . He is the author of several books, including Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President , Nothin' but Blue Skies: The Heyday , Hard Times and Hopes of America's Industrial Heartland , and How to Speak Midwestern . Connect with him...See more

Edward McClelland is a journalist, a historian, and an author born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. His work has been published in numerous places, including the New York Times , Washington Post , and the Chicago Reader, and on Salon and Slate . He is the author of several books, including Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President , Nothin' but Blue Skies: The Heyday , Hard Times and Hopes of America's Industrial Heartland , and How to Speak Midwestern . Connect with him online at edwardmcclelland.com and @TedMcClelland on Twitter. See less