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Author Lee, Hélène.

Title The first Rasta : Leonard Howell and the rise of Rastafarianism / by Hélène Lee ; translated by Lily Davis ; edited and with an introduction by Stephen Davis.

Publication Info. Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, [2003]
©2003

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  299.676 LEE    DUE 09-25-12 Assumed Lost
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  299.676 LE    Check Shelf
Edition First Eng. language edition.
Description xiv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index.
Contents The footsteps of a spirit -- The bird hunter -- En route to New York -- Harlem -- Athlyi Rogers, forerunner of the Rasta movement -- Early companions -- The Ethiopianists -- First sermons in St. Thomas -- Jail house -- The Nya-Binghis -- The Hindu legacy -- From one prison to another -- Bloody '38 -- Pinnacle -- Life in the hills -- The first raid -- Howell and the women -- Ganja plantation -- Like children of God in paradise (interview with Blade Howell) -- A stroll in paradise -- Howell and Bustamante -- The 1954 raid -- The ghettos -- Pinnacle's last days -- God or the devil? -- The new culture -- Rasta music-kumina or burru? -- Count Ossie -- The 1960s -- Reggae stars -- Twelve tribes.
Subject Maragh, G. G.
Rastafari movement -- History.
Howell, Leonard, 1895-1982.
Added Author Davis, Stephen, 1947-
Added Title Premier Rasta. English
ISBN 1556524668
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