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# Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary (Ohio Short Histories of Africa)

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desertcart.com: Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary (Ohio Short Histories of Africa): 9780821421260: Harsch, Ernest: Books

Review: Pan African Hero - Books like these are a treasure for Africans to read through and gain a wealth of knowledge from their own stories. Thomas Sankara was a true Pan African hero not only with his words but with his deeds, too. Building schools ,clinics, drilling boreholes,planting thousands of trees, and digging wells for water, especially for the poor in villages of Burkina-Faso. He changed the economy and trade of the country and pursued a modest lifestyle set apart from corruption. He modelled a life of transparency and above reproach when it wasn't popular to do so. When you serve society, you are simply unforgettable
Review: Good intro into one of the most important contemporary leaders of Africa - It is exactly what it says it is, a short history. Feel like there aren't enough quick overview biographies of important leaders out there. That being said this piece is very heavy on the back end with what exactly his policies were once he took power (spoilers I know) but I enjoyed that as well, book gave a very detailed (but not excessive) analysis of why Sankara chose to implement the policies he did. Will probably read the one on Lumumba as well. Read this for an episode of my podcast (Hard Fried History).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #898,823 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #223 in Midwest U.S. Biographies #256 in Historical African Biographies (Books) #19,421 in World History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (142) |
| Dimensions  | 4.25 x 0.4 x 7 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0821421263 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0821421260 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Ohio Short Histories of Africa |
| Print length  | 160 pages |
| Publication date  | November 1, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Ohio University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pan African Hero
*by L***R on August 27, 2023*

Books like these are a treasure for Africans to read through and gain a wealth of knowledge from their own stories. Thomas Sankara was a true Pan African hero not only with his words but with his deeds, too. Building schools ,clinics, drilling boreholes,planting thousands of trees, and digging wells for water, especially for the poor in villages of Burkina-Faso. He changed the economy and trade of the country and pursued a modest lifestyle set apart from corruption. He modelled a life of transparency and above reproach when it wasn't popular to do so. When you serve society, you are simply unforgettable

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good intro into one of the most important contemporary leaders of Africa
*by H***) on March 27, 2020*

It is exactly what it says it is, a short history. Feel like there aren't enough quick overview biographies of important leaders out there. That being said this piece is very heavy on the back end with what exactly his policies were once he took power (spoilers I know) but I enjoyed that as well, book gave a very detailed (but not excessive) analysis of why Sankara chose to implement the policies he did. Will probably read the one on Lumumba as well. Read this for an episode of my podcast (Hard Fried History).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ African Hero
*by C***Y on August 9, 2016*

Great book! The author tries to give a balanced report about Sankara. I would have liked to have seen more interviews from those who opposed him in the end in order to get a better understanding of their perspective. Very good account of his accomplishments shame it did not work. Would have also liked to see specifics on French involvement in his toppling since some of those documents would have been de-classified by now.

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