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My American journey / Colin Powell ; with Joseph E. Persico

By:

Powell, Colin L

Contributor(s):

Persico, Joseph E, (, 1930-2014)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: San Miguel de Allende (Mexico)--AuthorPublication details: New York : Random House Large Print , c1995.Description: 987 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780679765110

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Large type books

DDC classification:

LARP 92 POW

Summary: The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history--Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm--but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier's directness. MY AMERICAN JOURNEY is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell's passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, "the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers" inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Large print book	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	LARP 92 POW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		016543

Persico is a San Miguel de Allende author.

Located in the Gloria Grant Room - special collection of San Miguel de Allende authors.

Includes index.

The New York Times Book Review Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history--Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm--but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier's directness. MY AMERICAN JOURNEY is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell's passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, "the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers" inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future.

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