<I>My American Journey</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 Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: This is the case for the two-volume 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 dark green box-case for the Taiwanese two-set edition of My American Journey (Wo dì meiguó zhi lu) written by General Colin L. Powell. This case for the book set in constructed of a dark green glossy paper covering over dark green cardboard and features text in bronze, yellow, and light green colors. On the front is the circuitous crop of a color painting of General Powell below which in bright orange and green text is “My American Journey / Colin L. Powell with Joseph E. Persico” and Taiwanese characters. The spine mimics the front of the case with the Taiwanese title in bronze, light green, red, and yellow characters superimposed over a low opacity printed of “My American Journey”. On the back of the case is a short summary of the book and Powell's achievements.
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: A2022.101.1.42.4.3
objectType: label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
label: Type
content: autobiographies
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)