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Un Enfant du Bronx (My American Journey)

1995

France, 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 French edition of General Colin L. Powell’s autobiography, titled Un Enfant du Bronx [A Child from the Bronx], originally published as My American Journey in the U.S. The white cover features a color portrait of General Powell wearing eyeglasses. Above General Powell’s portrait in large red text is the title “UN ENFANT DU BRONX”. Below General Powell’s image in black text is “Avec la collaboration de JOSEPH E. Persico.” The spine of the jacket includes the title of the book and the Odile Jacob publisher’s logo. On the reverse of the book is a summary written in black French text. The numbered last page of the book is 550.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2022.101.1.42.6

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