The Life of Colin Powell
by Karen DeYoung
Over the course of a lifetime of service to his country, Colin Powell became a national hero, a beacon of wise leadership and, according to polls, the most trusted man in America. From his humble origins as the son of Jamaican immigrants to the highest levels of government in four administrations, he helped guide the nation through some of its most heart-wrenching hours. Now, in the first full biography of one of the most admired men of our time, award-winning Washington Post journalist Karen DeYoung takes us from Powells Bronx childhood and meteoric rise through the military ranks to his formative roles in Washingtons corridors of power and his controversial tenure as secretary of state.
"[A] nuanced, comprehensively researched first complete biography." - PW.
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