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Colin L. Powell


One of the most prominent figures in American public life, General Colin L. Powell served as the twelfth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under both President George Bush and President Bill Clinton. He was a major architect of Desert Storm, the dramatic Allied success in the forty-three-day Gulf War, which began in January 1991.

General Powell was born in New York City in 1937 and raised in the South Bronx by his parents, who had immigrated to America from Jamaica. He came up through the New York City public school system and received a commission as an army second...

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My American Journey

eBook | 656 pages | Ballantine Books | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Biography & Autobiography - People of Color; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-307-76368-6 (0-307-76368-4)

December 29, 2010 | $8.99

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My American Journey
Written by Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307763686
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"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."
--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...


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My American Journey

Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography - Military
978-0-7393-4108-7 (0-7393-4108-1)

September 19, 2006 | $18.99

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My American Journey
Written by Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico, Read by Colin L. Powell

Format: Abridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739341087
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"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."
--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...


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My American Journey

Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography; Biography & Autobiography - Military
978-0-7393-4239-8 (0-7393-4239-8)

September 19, 2006 | $18.95

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My American Journey
Written by Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico, Read by Colin L. Powell

Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739342398
Our Price: $18.95


"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."
--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...

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My American Journey

Trade Paperback | 656 pages | Ballantine Books | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Biography & Autobiography - People of Color; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-345-46641-9 (0-345-46641-1)

March 4, 2003 | $23.00

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My American Journey
Written by Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345466419
Our Price: $23.00
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"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."
--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...


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My American Journey

Paperback | 656 pages | Ballantine Books | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Biography & Autobiography - People of Color; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-345-40728-3 (0-345-40728-8)

June 30, 1996 | $10.99

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My American Journey
Written by Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345407283
Our Price: $10.99
   Quantity: 1 


"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."
--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...


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My American Journey

Hardcover | 656 pages | Random House | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Military
978-0-679-43296-8 (0-679-43296-5)

September 9, 1995 | $40.00

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My American Journey
Written by Colin L. Powell and Joseph E. Persico

Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780679432968
Our Price: $40.00
   Quantity: 1 


"A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."
--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...


              
              



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