Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela By Nelson Mandela

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela By Nelson Mandela

Hardcover

ISBN 0316874965

Publisher: Macdonald Purnell 1995 Reprint

Condition: Very Good. The original boards with a DJ is slightly shelf rubbed and edge worn. Previous owner name on first page. The book has no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.

Emotive, compelling and uplifting, Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life, a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years spent in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the then-outlawed African National Congress (ANC) and its armed wing the Umkhonto We Sizwe. He later achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregationist society. The last chapters of the book describe his political ascension and his belief that the struggle still continued against apartheid in South Africa.

Mandela dedicated his book to "my six children, Madiba and Makaziwe (my first daughter) who are now deceased, and to Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindzi, whose support and love I treasure; to my twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren who give me great pleasure; and to all my comrades, friends and fellow South Africans whom I serve and whose courage, determination and patriotism remain my source of inspiration.


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