The Force Born of Truth: Mohandas Gandhi and the Salt March, India, 1930 Contributor(s): Kuhn, Betsy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822589680 ISBN-13: 9780822589686 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $36.72 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Asia - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2009049127 |
Lexile Measure: 1000 |
Series: Civil Rights Struggles Around the World |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.36" W x 8.52" (0.90 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Gandhi's Salt March united all Indians in peaceful protest for independence. Yet British forces met them with violence and imprisonment. In this story of India's struggle for freedom, we'll learn how Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent action overpowered the British government. And we'll witness how Gandhi's actions influenced civil rights movements around the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kuhn, Betsy: - Betsy Kuhn has written many books for young adult readers, including Prying Eyes: Privacy in the Twenty-First Century, and The Force Born of Truth: Mohandas Gandhi and the Salt March. She lives in Maryland with her family. |