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En streg I sandet (My American Journey)

1995; published 2001

Denmark, 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 hardcover Danish edition of General Colin L. Powell’s autobiography, titled En streg I sandet [A Line in the Sand], originally published as My American Journey in the U.S. and A Soldier's Story in the UK. The book features a glossy white paper jacket over a glossy white hardcover, both featuring a color portrait of General Powell wearing eyeglasses and with his four-star general shoulder board displayed. Beside General Powell’s image on the right in large red text is the title “En / streg I / sandet”. Below General Powell’s image in large blue text is “COLIN POWELL / FRA STORYBYDRENG TIL FORSVARSCHEF / En selvbiografi I samarbejde med Joseph E. Persico / H O L K E N F E L D T 3”. The spine of the jacket includes the title of the book and the publisher’s logo.

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Catalog reference: A2022.101.1.42.5

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