{"product_id":"2940169900910","title":"Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eNelson Mandela is well known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world¿s elder statesman¿the gray-haired man with a kindly smile who spent twenty-seven years in prison before becoming the first black president of South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Nelson Mandela was not always elderly or benign. In \u003cem\u003eYoung Mandela\u003c\/em\u003e, David James Smith takes us deep into the heart of racist South Africa to paint a portrait of the Mandela that many have forgotten: the committed revolutionary who left his family behind to live on the run, adopting false names, and organizing the first strikes to overthrow the apartheid state. \u003cem\u003eYoung Mandela\u003c\/em\u003e lifts the curtain on an icon¿s first steps to greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150398439664,"sku":"2940169900910","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169900910_p0.jpg?v=1769902084","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169900910","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}