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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... read more
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- Colin Powell: Add a description of this character.
- Bush
- Dick Cheney
- Clinton
- Nunn
- Richard Armitage
- Rumsfeld
- Reagan
- Weinberger
- Saddam Hussein
- Carlucci
- Rice
- Blair
- Alma
- Wilkerson
- Wolfowitz
- Annemarie
- Arafat
- Carter
- Dole
- Luther
- Smullen
- Marilyn
- Scowcroft
- Woodward
- Michael
- Zinni
- Schwarzkopf
- Wickham
- Glen
- Aristide
- Linda
- Gorbachev
- Gingrich
- Gettys
- Sharon
- De Villepin
- Blix
- Becton
- Shultz
- Taft
- Johnson
- Kelly
- Albright
Setting & Locations edit
- Iraq
- White House
- Washington
- United States
- South Vietnam
- America
- Israel
- Iran
- Baghdad
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
- New York
- China
- Kuwait
- Middle East
- Birmingham
- Europe
- Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Britain
- Mideast
- Haiti
- Soviet Union
- Moscow
- Lebanon
- Virginia
- Jordan
- Pyongyang
- France
- Africa
- Texas
- Geneva
- Russia
- Beirut
- California
- Jamaica
- Saigon
- Germany
- Syria
- Georgia
- Panama
- Somalia
- Harlem
- South Korea
- Fort Leavenworth
- Bosnia
- Caribbean
- Beijing
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen DeYoung (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
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Publication Date: 2006
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Publisher: Knopf
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Publication Date: 2006
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- Dewey: 973.931092
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- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › United States › Executive Branch
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Political
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › African-American & Black
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
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