After more than five decades after his death, a book on the History of Asanteman authored by Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, has finally been launched in Kumasi.
The book which was edited by Prof Tom McCastie, a professor on Asante History at the Centre of West African Studies of the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, is an autobiography of the 14th Asantehene who reigned from 1931 to 1970.
The book launch formed part of activities marking the 150th commemoration of the Sagrenti War and the silver jubilee of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Research material
Launching the book, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, said the book would bridge the gap in Ashanti history and also serve as a research material on Asante History.
He said there have been books on the history of Asanteman but none as comprehensive as the one authored by the …