Ghana : the autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah / Kwame Nkrumah.

Kwame Nkrumah voted "African of the Millennium" by listeners of the BBC World Service.

Color map of Ghana on front and back lining of resource includes historical political boundaries and geographic details of the African horn.

Includes 32 unnumbered pages of plates with an accompanying list of illustrations (see page ix). The first set of 16 plates (between pages 16-17) includes illustrations of Nkrumah as student in America, his release from prison, and his graduation from Lincoln University with a Doctorate of Laws. The second group of 16 plates (beginning between pages 208-209) includes various illustrations of Nkrumah in the midst of his political duties as Prime Minister of Ghana including meetings with various Ghanaian dignitaries and heads of state and surveying infrastructural projects. Additional plates include one map of Ghana (the gold coast) with associated political boundaries of townships and major cities.

There are two accompanying Appendices. Appendix A contains the Constitution of the Convention People's Party (C.P.P.) which outlines the aims/objectives, duties et.al., of party members. Appendix B contains the document known as "the Circle" which outlines the West African struggle for political revolution and independence from imperialist powers through basic duties, goals and behavior of membership.

1. Birth and early childhood -- 2. Achimota and teaching days -- 3. America -- 4. Hard times -- 5. London days -- 6. Return to the Gold Coast -- 7. Arrest and detention -- 8. The widening of the gap -- 9. The birth of my party -- 10. Positive action -- 11. Trial and imprisonment -- 12. Leader of government business -- 13. Tactical action -- 14. American interlude -- 15. Prime minister and constitutional reform -- 16. State visit to Liberia -- 17. The motion of destiny -- 18. The 1954 general election -- 19. The Ashanti problem -- 20. In search of relaxation -- 21. The "federation" issue -- 22. Commissions of enquiry -- 23. Togoland under trusteeship -- 24. The final test -- 25. The hour of triumph.

"A personal account of the African liberation struggle, this book was first published on March 6, 1957, to mark the day of Ghana's independence, a day which signaled the launching of the wider Pan-African struggle for the liberation of the entire African continent. As the leader of the movement for independence, Nkrumah provides an illuminating discussion of the problems and conflicts along the way to political freedom, and the new prospects beyond. This book is essential for understanding the genesis of the African Revolution and the maturing of one of its outstanding leaders." --- from book jacket

"The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah is a moving human story, recounting the dramatic rise to power and fame of a village goldsmith's son from Half Assini, whose vision of freedom became a reality in his own country and an example for other territories of Africa." --from PANAF Books