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A Soldier's Way: An Autobiography
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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 on ...more
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 on ...more
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656 pages
Published
November 1st 2001
by Arrow
(first published 2001)
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This was my first biography. It made a lasting impression and helped to begin my readying hobby.
Colin Powell's book made me hold him in very high esteem. He's honest, forthright and incredibly interesting. The first two thirds of the book I found amazing. It goes through his mediocre beginning in life, a lost boy with no direction, until he joined the ROTC. From there he had an amazing journey and met some fantastic people. I really enjoyed the personal aspects of this book. The last part was just too political for my liking, which is why I gave it three stars instead of four. I would defi
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A good read on an interesting man.
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General Colin Luther Powell, United States Army (Ret.) KCB (Honorary) is an American politician. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first Jamaican American appointed to that position. As a General in the United States Army, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
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