The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism

by Helene Lee

Book Overview

Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta-ganja, reggae, dreadlocks -- this book offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots, and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556525583
• ISBN13: 9781556525582
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

HAILE BLESS!!!

This book was very informative and the research done was astounding!!! I would like to thank the author for her taking the time to research such a delicate and profound subject matter as most of Howell's origins are obscure. This book answered many questions for InI on this topic of InI "calling" to Rastafari. Blessed thanks!!!

Shockingly Informative

I absolutely love this book. Never really one for reading, this book has kind of enthused me to go back and actually READ some of the dozens of books I had purchased over the years but never really set down with.As a descendant of Rastafarians (and a person whose family majority consists of Rastas, I found it very interesting, and answered some of the questions more distinctly than any of my family had in the past. Its mainly about Leonard Percival Howell, "The First Rasta", and talks mainly about his life and times, but the parts of this book that i find most interesting are the parts that deal with other figures in Rastafari culture i.e. Selassie and Marley.As I said, I was never one for reading too much, so if this book got me re-interested in reading then there is definitely something to it. Written by the ex-wife of legend Alpha Blondy. If you're interested in the topic, not a bad place at all to start.