Gandhi: Young Nation Builder
A childhood biography of the great political and social leader.

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) studied law in England, then spent 20 years defending the rights of immigrants in South Africa. In 1914 he returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi urged non-violence and civil disobedience as a means to independence from Great Britain, with public acts of defiance that landed him in jail several times. In 1947 he participated in the postwar negotiations that led to Indian independence. He was shot to death by a Hindu fanatic in 1948.
     This childhood biography highlights the events that informed Gandhi's indomitable spirit.
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Gandhi: Young Nation Builder
A childhood biography of the great political and social leader.

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) studied law in England, then spent 20 years defending the rights of immigrants in South Africa. In 1914 he returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi urged non-violence and civil disobedience as a means to independence from Great Britain, with public acts of defiance that landed him in jail several times. In 1947 he participated in the postwar negotiations that led to Indian independence. He was shot to death by a Hindu fanatic in 1948.
     This childhood biography highlights the events that informed Gandhi's indomitable spirit.
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Gandhi: Young Nation Builder

Gandhi: Young Nation Builder

by Kathleen Kudlinski
Gandhi: Young Nation Builder

Gandhi: Young Nation Builder

by Kathleen Kudlinski

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A childhood biography of the great political and social leader.

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) studied law in England, then spent 20 years defending the rights of immigrants in South Africa. In 1914 he returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi urged non-violence and civil disobedience as a means to independence from Great Britain, with public acts of defiance that landed him in jail several times. In 1947 he participated in the postwar negotiations that led to Indian independence. He was shot to death by a Hindu fanatic in 1948.
     This childhood biography highlights the events that informed Gandhi's indomitable spirit.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781442460843
Publisher: Aladdin
Publication date: 03/13/2012
Series: Childhood of World Figures
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 2 MB
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kathleen Kudlinski was born in Pennsylvania. When she grew up, she studied art and biology at the University of Maine. She became a science teacher, but when she stopped teaching, she tried writing. She is the author of books about Rosa Parks, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dr. Seuss, and many more.
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