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All the animals, except the lazy Monkey, work to make a drum for the King of the Jungle, but Anansi makes certain that Monkey ends up with the hardest job of all.

A collection of six illustrated stories set in Ghana about the crafty and mischievous spider Ananse.

Examines the life of teens in Ghana who are key to the young nation's progress. Describes Ghana's family life, festivals, and work.

Tells the life story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a Ghanaian man born with only one functional leg, who in 2001 rode a bicycle over 370 miles to raise awareness about people with disabilities.

A memoir of postcolonial Africa which offers an intimate look at a time and place rarely seen from a man who is the sitting president of the Republic of Ghana.

Saidiya Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade, recounting her journey along a slave route in Ghana and what she learned about the plight of slaves and her own heritage.

Traces the history of Cape Coast Castle on the coast of Ghana in West Africa, recounting the castle's link to the region's bloody slave trade and exploring how the castle was used to sell, transport, and smuggle slaves throughout the eighteenth century.

In Africa in the early nineteenth century, a slave regains his freedom and attempts to carry out the blood oath he had sworn to kill the man who sold him into slavery.

Presents a brief profile of Ghanaian born diplomat and former secretary-general of the United Nations Kofi Annan, and chronicles his fight for international peace and security.

A biography of African statesman Kwame Nkrumah, chronicling his public accomplishments, including his successful campaign to win the right of black peoples in African to vote; and discussing the loss of his heroic stature and eventual exile.