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Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
First published to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela sparked celebrations around the globe for one of the "greatest warriors of all time" (O, The Oprah Magazine). Featuring 94 letters selected from that landmark collection, as well as six new letters that have never been published, this historic paperback provides an essential political history of the late twentieth century and illustrates how Mandela...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the future leader of South Africa wrote a multitude of letters to unyielding prison authorities, fellow activists, government officials, and, most...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and ground-breaking union, a very modern political marriage which was performed on the world stage"--
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this informative text, readers will learn all about the exceptional civil rights leader Nelson Mandela. The late president of South Africa spent more than 25 years in prison fighting apartheid. Mandela's example lives on for others to follow, as we continue to work to overcome racism and discrimination. Photographs of the era and quotes from Mandela and others will bring the information to life for young readers. A helpful timeline offers insight...
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of South African humanitarian Nelson Mandela, examining his long imprisonment and position as South Africa's first black president, as well as his emphasis on reconciliation and other social stances."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group USA
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the South African president and revolutionary, from his childhood and his work as a peaceful protestor to his twenty-seven-year imprisonment, his election as president, and his work to end apartheid in South Africa.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen YA
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Nelson Mandela is a courageous figure who fought against the unjust regime of apartheid in his homeland of South Africa. Despite being imprisoned for his beliefs for twenty-seven years, Mandela worked tirelessly as an activist, philanthropist, and eventually as president of South Africa. Through accessible text and historic photographs, this book chronicles Mandela's incredible life and work while providing important background information on apartheid,...
14) In his own words
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of South African human rights activist Nelson Mandela's most important speeches, arranged thematically, with introductory comments from former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Author
Series
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa, told in the context of the history of his country.
17) Nelson Mandela
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Nelson Mandela, who courageously dealt with adversity and emerged a world leader, has been an inspirational role model for millions of people around the world, from students to presidents. After being imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he became South Africa's first democratically-elected president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize. Mandela died in 2013, but his legacy lives on as a barrier-breaker and humanitarian. Learn all about his life, especially...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This historic collection of documents archived at the Nelson Mandela Foundation offers an unprecedented insight into Mandela's remarkable life--from his first stirrings of political consciousness to his galvanizing role on the world stage.Draws on the author's personal archive of never-before-seen papers to offer unique access to the private world of the incomparable world leader, who worked from prison to end apartheid in South Africa.
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