My American journey
- Date:
- ©1995.
- Author:
- Powell, Colin L.
- Collecting Area:
- Rare Books
- Call Number:
- E 840.5 P68 A3 1995 LOCAL
- Publisher:
- Random House
- ISBN:
- 0679432965
- Abstract:
- Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history--Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm--but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier's directness. MY AMERICAN JOURNEY is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell's passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, "the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers" inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision. "The stirring, only-in-America story of one determined man's journey from the South Bronx to directing the mightiest of military forces.
- Physical Description:
- x, 643 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Notes:
- Special Collections' copy is autographed by author. LOCAL
- Subjects:
- Generals United States Biography, African American generals Biography, Generals United States Biography, African American generals Biography, Généraux États-Unis Biographies, Généraux noirs américains Biographies, African American generals, Generals, Autobiografie gnd, Generaals. gtt, Negers. gtt, Afro-amerikaner. sao, Generals Biography. sears, African American generals Biography. sears, Generals Biography. United States, Afro-Americans Biography, and Afro-Americans in military
- Genres/Forms:
- War Adult, War Adult, Biography, and Autobiographies. lcgft
- Names:
- Powell, Colin L, Powell, Colin L, Powell, Colin L, Powell, Colin L, Powell, Colin L. 1937- gnd, Powell, Colin L. sears, Powell, Colin L. swd, Powell, Colin L. 1937- Military leadershiip, and Powell, Colin L. 1937- Biography
- Corporate Names:
- United States. Army Biography, United States. Army Biography, États-Unis. Army Biographies, United States. Army, United States Army Biography. sears, and Biography. United States
- Geographic Terms:
- United States
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