Catalog Search Results
Author
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Historic moments from Mandela's inspiring life are captured in more than one hundred iconic photos from the mid-1940s through August 2009. Six key Mandela speeches are included, as well as an informative text.
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
Español
Description
Presenta una biogra̕fa del ex presidente sudafricano mejor conocido por su activismo po̕ltico y lucha para acabar con el apartheid.
Presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, offers a glimpse into the mind of a great leader, admired across the globe for his dedication to the struggles against apartheid in South Africa. Now the youngest readers can discover the remarkable story of Mandela's long walk from ordinary village boy, to his dynamic leadership of the African National Congress, to his many long years in prison and, at last, his freedom and astonishing rise to...
Physical Desc
193 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A graphic biography, which relays in picture form the life story of Nelson Mandela, moral and political hero--from his boyhood in a small South African village to his growing political activism with the ANC, his twenty-seven-year incarceration as prisoner 46664 on Robbens Island, his dramatic release, and his triumphant years as president of South Africa.
Presents the life of the South African leader in graphic novel format, from his early efforts...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"As recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, president of the African National Congress, and head of the anti-apartheid movement, Nelson Mandela has been one of the world's great moral and political leaders. The story of his life - from the early development of his political consciousness to his eventful quarter century behind bars to his momentous victory in South Africa's first-ever multiracial elections - is an epic account of struggle, setback, renewed...
10) Grandad Mandela
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
The great-grandchildren of Nelson Mandela ask their grandmother fifteen questions about the former South African president, from his activism work, his Nobel Peace Prize, and his time in prison.
11) Nelson Mandela
Author
Series
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life, career, and imprisonment of Nelson Mandela, the African antiapartheid revolutionary. Also discusses his prominence as a statesman following his release from prison.
Author
Physical Desc
xxi, 454 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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.
14) Nelson Mandela
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Before he was the first Black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was a boy with a traditional Thembu upbringing. He went on to study law and become involved with African nationalist politics. The government had established an apartheid (a system of segregation that privileged white people), and Mandela worked to overthrow this system. He was arrested, accused of treason, and thrown in jail. When he was released, Mandela negotiated an end to...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Frontline presents the story of the man behind the myth, probing Mandela's character, leadership, and life's method through intimate recollections with friends, political allies, adversaries, and his fellow prisoners and jailers on Robben Island, where Mandela spent 18 of his 27 prison years, transforming himself in prison from an impetuous, risk-taking radical into a mature leader and statesman.
Author
Series
Physical Desc
247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it takes to change the world in this comprehensive biography that tells the complete life story of internationally renowned peacemaker Nelson Mandela. Civil rights activist. World leader. Writer. Throughout his life, Nelson Mandela took on many roles, all in the pursuit of peace. Born in 1918 in South Africa, he grew up in a culture of government-enforced racism and became involved in the anti-apartheid movement...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Will the Freedom Struggle End in a Bloodbath? Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid hero and first leader of the new South Africa, is an international symbol of the power of a popular movement to fight structural racism. But that nonviolent struggle for equality and justice very nearly spiraled into an all-out race war that would have only ended in "the peace of graveyards." As the first post-apartheid elections approach in 1994, with South African...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages ; 20 cm)
Language
English
Description
A captivating view of the incredible spirit of one of the world's most fascinating people, this full-length documentary follows Nelson Mandela form his early days and tribal education to his election as South Africa's first black president.
20) Mandela
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Oscar-nominated documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Includes: a full-length DVD on the life of Nelson Mandela; a CD featuring music from South Africa; a 48-page book; and a poster map.
Looking for an older book we don’t have?
Printed books not owned by Santa Fe Public Library that were released more than 6 months ago can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup. Limit: 3 per calendar month.
Looking for a newer item we don’t have?
Suggest the library purchase a new book, DVD, audiobook, or music CD through your account. Limit: 30 active requests at a time. Submit Purchase Suggestion