Kramer, Ann.
Mandela : the rebel who led his nation to freedom / Ann Kramer. - [S.l.] : National Geographic Children's Books, 2005. - 64 p. ; 25 cm. - National geographic world history biographies. . - National geographic world history biographies. .
Hardcover.
Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time’s Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college student. Kramer’s eloquent, yet approachable text describes the leader’s dedication to nonviolence, his role in the African National Congress and his arrest in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy. During his 27 years in prison, Mandela continued his fight for a democratic and free society, and ultimately was released and elected president of South Africa. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ages 9-12.
0792236580 $17.95 9780792236580
DT 1974 / .K73 2003
968.065092
Mandela : the rebel who led his nation to freedom / Ann Kramer. - [S.l.] : National Geographic Children's Books, 2005. - 64 p. ; 25 cm. - National geographic world history biographies. . - National geographic world history biographies. .
Hardcover.
Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time’s Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college student. Kramer’s eloquent, yet approachable text describes the leader’s dedication to nonviolence, his role in the African National Congress and his arrest in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy. During his 27 years in prison, Mandela continued his fight for a democratic and free society, and ultimately was released and elected president of South Africa. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ages 9-12.
0792236580 $17.95 9780792236580
DT 1974 / .K73 2003
968.065092