Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948
his vow during the next three years in London. Even though he was easily admitted to the bar at the end of that time, he found it difficult to get work in India, partly because of his fear of speaking up and arguing a case, which had not been required to pass the bar. When offered a job in South Africa, he jumped at the chance, and was soon embroiled in his first non-violent protest-the beginning of a lifelong way of life that would eventually free India from English rule.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
Eaton, Jeanette, Gandhi, Fighter without a Sword. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1950. (Young people's book)
Fischer, Louis. The Life of Mahatma Gandhi. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.
Gandhi, Mohandas K., The Story of My Experiments with Truth - An Autobiography. Beacon Press, 1963. Online at http://web.mahatma.org.in/showbook.jsp?c...
Reynolds, Reginald, The True Story of Gandhi, Man of Peace. Chicago: Children's Press, 1964. (Young people's book).
Torgersen, Don Arthur, People of Destiny: Gandhi. Chicago: Children's Press, 1968.
WEB SITES
http://www.mkgandhi.org/ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Man of Millennium, (5 stars.) Outstanding site that includes the complete text of Gandhi's autobiography, and comprehensive pictorial biography, an extensive chronology of events in Gandhi's life; there are copies of articles and speeches by and about Gandhi and his philosophy-including chapter VIII of Collected Works of Gandhi. Plus there is a lot more.
http://www.kamat.com/mmgandhi/mmgandhi.h... Mahatma Gandhi Album, 4.5 stars) A great site. It has numerous articles, most with pictures, about various events in Gandhi's life, as well as what others say about him. Most of these articles have more related links.
http://www.norfacad.pvt.k12.va.us/projec... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (3.5 stars) Brief articles on Gandhi's early life, his stay in South Africa, and his fight for freedom in India.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lob... Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), (3 stars) Short biography and an essay on Gandhi and his influence on the non-violent movement. Link to a discussion forum and four texts of papers written by students.
http://www.harappa.com/sounds/gandhi.html Gandhi, (3 stars) Short clip of talk by Gandhi in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Accompanied by a brief description of the talk and a picture.
http://www.mahatma.org.in/ The Official Mahatma Gandhi Web Site, (3 stars) This site contains almost no information, but has links to books, other sites. It also has video and audio clips.
http://www.engagedpage.com/gandhi.html Gandhi, Mohandas - Mahatma Gandhi Homepage, (2 stars) This site has minimal information, but it includes a very short biography.
http://www.nuvs.com/ashram/ Gandhi Virtual Ashram, (2 stars) This site has a lot of potential. It has a mediocre multimedia, an excellent photo gallery, and it promises to have a timeline. Unfortunately, the site is a work in progress that has
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