This memoir recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken to Robben Island, this is the story of how a man rose so far, only to be sentenced to life imprisonment.

The memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, "Long Walk to Freedom" recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken to Robben Island, this is the story of how a man rose so far, only to be sentenced to life imprisonment. Emotive and compelling, it is the story of an epic life.