<I>En streg I sandet (My American Journey)</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995; 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: 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 Danish 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 Danish edition of General Colin L. Powell’s autobiography, titled En streg I sandet [A Line in the Sand], originally published as My American Journey in the U.S. and A Soldier's Story in the UK. The book features a glossy white paper jacket over a glossy white hardcover, both featuring a color portrait of General Powell wearing eyeglasses and with his four-star general shoulder board displayed. Beside General Powell’s image on the right in large red text is the title “En / streg I / sandet”. Below General Powell’s image in large blue text is “COLIN POWELL / FRA STORYBYDRENG TIL FORSVARSCHEF / En selvbiografi I samarbejde med Joseph E. Persico / H O L K E N F E L D T 3”. The spine of the jacket includes the title of the book and the publisher’s logo. On the reverse of the book and jacket is a summary written in dark blue Danish text. The numbered last page of the book is 551.
place: label: Place printed
content: Denmark, 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: A2022.101.1.42.5
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): 9 1/4 × 14 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (23.5 × 37 × 5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 1/4 × 6 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (23.5 × 16.6 × 5 cm)