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A Soldier’s Way: An Autobiography [My American Journey]

1995; re-published 2001

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paperback, British edition of General Colin L. Powell's autobiography, titled A Soldier's Way: An Autobiography. The book has a glossy paper cover with a color portrait of General Powell from the chest up, in uniform, with his four-star general shoulder boards prominently displayed. In large white, black, and red text, the cover reads: “COLIN / POWELL / A SOLDIER’S WAY / AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY / with Joseph E. Persico”. The black spine of the book has the title and author in red, white, and blue text, and the Arrow Books publisher’s logo. The last page of the book is numbered at 643. On the reverse cover in white text is a short summary of General Powell and the book’s contents.

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Catalog reference: A2022.101.1.42.3

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