<I>More Davids than Goliaths: A Political Education</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2010
name: label: Written by
content: Harold Ford Jr., American, born 1970
label: Published by
content: The Crown Publishing Group, American
label: Published by
content: Random House, Inc., American, founded 1925
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This book belonged to General Colin Powell. It is inscribed by the author, Harold Ford Jr., who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district from 1997 to 2007.
label: Description
content: A signed, hardcover first edition of More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education, written by Harold Ford, Jr. with a personal inscription to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy color paper jacket over its blue hardcover. The dark blue spine displays the book title, author, and publisher name with logo, printed horizontally in gold text. There are no markings on the front and back covers. The jacket front is a large photograph of Harold Ford Jr., from the neck up, squinting in the sun, with a clouded blue sky in his background. In large black text, the front jacket reads: [MORE DAVIDS / THAN / GOLIATHS / A POLITICAL EDUCATION / HAROLD FORD, JR.]. The spine of the jacket features the same text and (cropped) photograph as the cover. The last page of the book is numbered at 244. On the interior title page of the book, inscribed and signed on the bottom half, is a note from Ford to General Colin L. Powell, “General, / For your steadfast / commitment to our / nation’s kids and making / their futures worthwhile / and productive – and / to one of my / heroes!”. On the reverse of the jacket are three collaged photographs featuring Ford and his father, Ford Sr., and a quote from the book, “Remember two things / as you go through this campaign: [There are more Davids than Goliaths / and more answers than questions.].
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: A2022.101.1.46
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Crown Publishing Group
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 9 9/16 × 13 9/16 × 1 in. (24.3 × 34.5 × 2.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 9/16 × 6 1/2 × 1 in. (24.3 × 16.5 × 2.6 cm)