Originally published in 1976, this book describes one of the most important and colourful episodes in black Africa's twentieth-century history.

Trevor Jones was Lecturer in History at the University of Keele.

1. The Redeemer 2. The Republic 3. 'The Party is Supreme' 4. The Divided House 5. The Political Deformation of Development 6. The Fruits of Office 7. Workers and Farmers 8. The End of the Political Kingdom 9. Nkrumah in Retrospect 1966-1974.