Name: My American Journey
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Author: Joseph E. Persico
ISBN: 9780345466419

Type

Physical Book

Author

Colin L. Powell

Joseph E. Persico

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Year

2003

Language

English

Pages

656

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.6 x 15.5 x 4.1 cm

Weight

0.83 kg.

ISBN

0345466411

ISBN13

9780345466419

Edition No.

Synopsis "My American Journey "

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A great American success story . . . an endearing and well-written book."--The New York Times Book ReviewColin 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. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision.

Joseph E. Persico

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Joseph E. Persico fue el autor de "La Guerra Secreta de Roosevelt: FDR y el Espionaje en la Segunda Guerra Mundial"; "Undécimo Mes, Undécimo Día, Undécima Hora: Día del Armisticio, 1918–Primera Guerra Mundial y su Violento Clímax"; "Perforando el Reich"; y "Núremberg: La Infamia en Juicio", que se convirtió en un docudrama televisivo. También colaboró con Colin Powell en su autobiografía, "Mi Viaje Americano". Persico falleció en 2014.

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