The New Ghana

About the Book

A destiny achieved—a future to fulfill!

The exciting account of the birth of Ghana, newest memeber of the British Commonwealth of Nations—the story of a bid for freedom crowned with success.

The story, too, of Ghana's dynamic leader, Kwame Nkrumah—greatest living African.

Here is Ghana. Past, present—and future.

The author himself was eye-witness to the stirring events of Independence Day which he so vividly recounts.

About the Author

Joseph Amamoo was born in Ghana, West Africa. He attended Achimota College and the University of Ghana, and studied law in Great Britain. He has been a correspondent of the Ghanian Times, Ghana's ambassador to Hungary and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and served in the Ghanaian government. He was arrested during a military coup in Ghana, in 1972, and was held prisoner for fifteen months. He has practised law in Ghana and Britain, specializing in mediation between blacks and whites. In May, 1997, the Black Mahogany Heritage Foundation in Chicago gave him its Annual Award for international relations, for his services in promoting understanding and harmony between blacks and whites. He is the author of four books.