Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political
leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the
fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize
and the presidency of his country. After his triumphant release in 1990 from
more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela was at the center of the
most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the
African National Congress and head of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, he
was instrumental in moving the nation toward multi-racial government and
majority rule. He is still revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for
human rights and racial equality.
Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography,
destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest
figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Mandela told the
extraordinary story of his life -- an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope,
and ultimate victory.