<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 316 - 87496 - 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 39296287 </Td> </Tr> <P> Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography written by South African President Nelson Mandela, and first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co . The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison . Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the then - outlawed ANC . He later achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregated society . The last chapters of the book describe his political ascension, and his belief that the struggle still continued against apartheid in South Africa . </P> <P> Mandela dedicated his book to "my six children, Madiba and Makaziwe (my first daughter) who are now deceased, and to Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindzi, whose support and love I treasure; to my twenty - one grandchildren and three great - grandchildren who give me great pleasure; and to all my comrades, friends and fellow South Africans whom I serve and whose courage, determination and patriotism remain my source of inspiration ." </P>

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