Describes how a young boy from the Bronx grew up to become the first African-American ever appointed as Secretary of State.
Moving between the army and high position in both Republican and Democratic Administration, Colin Powell has a unique perspective.
This book tells about Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. and Colin Powell.
This is a book of political excitement and disclosure, but it is much more. A Soldier's Way reveals General Powell's passionate beliefs in family and personal responsibility. It is an account of an adventure that has not run its course.
Powell gives us behind-the-scenes portraits of Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, of Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf, and many others. This is a book of political excitement and disclosure, but it is much more.
The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shares his vision and recounts his life's journey, from his childhood in the Bronx as the son of Jamaican immigrants, to his impressive military career. Reprint.
... Jim Haskins , Colin Powell . New York : Scholastic , 1992. A useful short biography of Powell that appeared shortly after the war with Iraq ; written for the junior high school market . Frank B. Latham , The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow , " ...