<I>A Hand to Guide Me</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2006
name: label: Written by
content: Denzel Washington, American, born 1954
label: Published by
content: Meredith Corporation, American, founded 1902
label: Subject of
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This book belonged to General Colin Powell and is inscribed by the author, "To Gen. Powell / God Bless! / Denzel Washington." General Powell is featured in an essay titled "It Takes a Tribe" where he discusses the many people who acted as mentors and positive influences for him during his childhood in New York.
label: Description
content: A signed, hardcover first edition of A Hand to Guide Me, written by Denzel Washington and inscribed to General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy paper jacket over its brown hardcover. The tan colored spine displays the book title, author, and publisher name with logo, printed horizontally in gold text. On the front cover, embossed in gold ink, is [A HAND TO GUIDE ME / DENZEL / WASHINGTON]. There are no markings on back cover. The jacket front is a large black-and-white photograph of Denzel Washington, seated with his hands together. Patterns of famous names in light black ink are printed across the white space around Washington’s head. At the top in red text is [INSPIRING PERSONAL STORIES]. In the bottom half of the jacket cover and on the spine, printed in gold and white text, is the title and author – in the same format as on the hardcover. At the far bottom in white text is: [LEGENDS AND LEADERS CELEBRATE / THE PEOPLE WHO SHAPED THEIR LIVES]. On the flyleaf, in black marker, is a note from Washington to General Colin L. Powell, “To Gen. Powell / God Bless! / Denzel Washington”. The last numbered page in the book is 272. On the reverse of the black jacket at the top, is a quote by Denzel Washington in gold print: [“EVERY ONE OF US HAS A STORY TO SHARE. / EVERY ONE OF US LOOKS BACK ON A COACH / OR A TEACHER OR SOME PERSON WHO SET US / STRAIGHT AND STEERED US RIGHT.”]. In white text the middle of the cover gives a short summary of the book’s contents, which mentions that stories included come from: “Hank Aaron, Muhammed Ali, Jimmy Carter, / Bill Clinton, Whoopie Goldberg, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Leonard Nimoy, / Colin Powell, Bonnie Raitt, Cal Ripken Jr., and many more.” Five small black-and-white pictures are featured at the bottom, to include one of General Powell on the far right.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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: A2022.101.1.52
objectType: label: Type
content: autobiographies
label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Meredith Corporation
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 1/4 × 13 1/4 × 7/8 in. (23.5 × 33.7 × 2.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 9 1/4 × 6 5/16 × 7/8 in. (23.5 × 16 × 2.2 cm)