<I>A Soldier’s Way: An Autobiography [My American Journey]</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995; re-published 2001
name: label: Written by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Written by
content: Joseph E. Persico, American, 1930 - 2014
label: Published by
content: Arrow Books, American
label: Published by
content: Random House, Inc., American, founded 1925
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: This is the British edition of General Colin L. Powell's autobiography, published in the United States as My American Journey. This autobiography covers General Powell's life and military career. The book begins with his birth in Harlem and covers his 35 years of Army service including the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and his time serving as the first African American Joint Chief of Staff.
label: Description
content: A paperback, British edition of General Colin L. Powell's autobiography, titled A Soldier's Way: An Autobiography. The book has a glossy paper cover with a color portrait of General Powell from the chest up, in uniform, with his four-star general shoulder boards prominently displayed. In large white, black, and red text, the cover reads: “COLIN / POWELL / A SOLDIER’S WAY / AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY / with Joseph E. Persico”. The black spine of the book has the title and author in red, white, and blue text, and the Arrow Books publisher’s logo. The last page of the book is numbered at 643. On the reverse cover in white text is a short summary of General Powell and the book’s contents.
place: label: Place printed
content: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.42.3
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Arrow Books
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 7 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (19.7 × 15 × 4.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/16 × 1 5/8 in. (19.7 × 12.9 × 4.2 cm)