<I>My American Journey (Taiwanese Edition)</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995; published 2002
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: 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 first volume of the Taiwanese 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 hardcover Taiwanese edition of General Colin Powell's autobiography, My American Journey(Wo dì meiguó zhi lu), the first in a two-volume translation set, written by General Colin L. Powell. The hardcover book has a glossy dark green background and features a color portrait of General Powell on the front and a sepia-toned portrait of Powell as a young boy on the back. Above the Taiwanese recommendation from President Chen Shui-bian is a square caption box with bronze text inside of it, which reads: [THE LIFE STORY / OF A YOUNG BOY / FROM THE BRONX / WHO GEW UP / TO LIVE THE / AMERICAN DREAM]. There are several glossy black-and-white supplemental photographs throughout the book, which is numbered from page 50 to page 545. The inner front and back covers feature a brown marbling design, and the jacket design matches that of the book. The inside of the jacket is white.
place: label: Place printed
content: Taiwan, Asia
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: A2022.101.1.42.4.1
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Random House, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 8 9/16 × 13 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (21.8 × 33.6 × 2.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 8 9/16 × 6 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (21.8 × 15.5 × 2.8 cm)