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A champion of the poor and lower classes, Mahatma Gandhi helped transform India into the democracy it is today. Young readers of this manga-style biography will learn about the key historical events during this time and how the peaceful efforts of one humble man affected enormous change. This book presents atime line of Gandhi s lifefrom his roots in a middle-class family in India, to his law-school education in England, his experiences with discrimination, and his key role as a leader in the Indian independence movement. Young people will be engaged not only by the story but by the brilliant color images and comic-book format.About the Great Figures in History series: Combining the excitingstyle of manga graphics with biography, history, and science, these dynamic accounts of great leaders areaccessibleandentertaining to today's children, as well as educationaleach story is accompanied by atime line that puts the story's events in historical perspective. Visually stunning, this series is a beautiful illustration of important people and events, sure to hook young readers on history and the written word. Manga, one of the fastest growing segments of children's literature, isincredibly popular amongst school-age children and lends itself exceptionally well to the vivid stories in this series."
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'Rajmohan Gandhi's weighty authoritative and comprehensive biography is a great achievement' William Dalrymple, Financial Times
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Mahatma Gandhi's humble, non-violent ways, changed the course of an entire nation's history. Here is Ghandi's timeless message in the popular 'In My Own Words' range
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- PublisherBeacon Press
- Publication date1749
- ISBN 10 0807059803
- ISBN 13 9780807059807
- BindingHardcover
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