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Traces the life and career of the Army general who was appointed National Security Advisor by Ronald Reagan and became the country's first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989.

3) Colin Powell: soldier and patriot

Author

Schraff, Anne E

Series

African-American biographies

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Surveys the life and career of Colin Powell, from his childhood in the South Bronx, through his years of military service, to his work in the United States government.

4) Colin Powell

Author

Brown, Warren

Series

Black Americans of achievement

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

[1992]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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Examines the life and career of the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, focusing on his role during the Persian Gulf War.

5) Colin Powell

Author

Wukovits, John F

Series

People in the news

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

2000.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

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Surveys the life and military accomplishments of Colin Powell, as well as his struggles with racial prejudice.

6) Colin Powell

Author

Passaro, John

Series

Journey to freedom

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Surveys the life and military accomplishments of Colin Powell, as well as his struggles with racial prejudice.

7) Daniel "Chappie" James

Author

Super, Neil

Series

African-American soldiers

Publisher

Twenty-First Century Books

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

Description

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Follows the life of America's first black four-star general.

8) Colin Powell

Author

Banta, Melissa

Series

Junior world biographies

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

1995.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

9) Colin Powell: U.S. general and secretary of state

Author

Flanagan, Alice K

Series

Ferguson career biographies

Publisher

Ferguson Pub

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

10) Colin Powell: a man of quality

Author

Hughes, Libby

Series

People in focus book

Publisher

Dillon Press

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

11) Benjamin Davis, Jr

Author

Reef, Catherine

Series

African-American soldiers

Publisher

Twenty-First Century Books

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life of Benjamin Davis, Jr., the first black man to graduate from West Point in the twentieth century, who pursued his chosen course of a military career despite the prejudice against him.

12) Colin Powell

Author

Waxman, Laura Hamilton

Series

History maker bios

Publisher

Lerner Publications Co

Pub. Date

[2005]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

13) Colin Powell

Author

Finlayson, Reggie

Series

Biography

Publisher

Lerner Publications Co

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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A biography covering the childhood and military and political careers of General Colin Powell.

14) Colin Powell

Author

Hill, Mary

Series

Real people

Publisher

Welcome Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

Description

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An easy-to-read biography of General Colin Powell who, in 2001, became the first African American to be appointed Secretary of State.

15) Colin Powell: general & statesman

Author

Vander Hook, Sue

Series

Military heroes

Publisher

ABDO Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[2010]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

16) Colin Powell

Author

Mara, Wil

Series

Rookie biography

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Presents a brief overview of the life of the first African American Secretary of State.

17) Colin Powell

Author

Granger, Stacey

Series

Real-life reader biography

Publisher

Mitchell Lane Publishers

Pub. Date

[i.e. 2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A biography of Colin Powell, who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a four-star general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State.