9 6 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Gh ana ian ▁Council ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research ▁( C SI R ). ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁( G AS ). ▁ ▁Writing ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Of os u - App iah ▁translated ▁H omer ' s ▁Od ys sey ▁into ▁T wi , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁book ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁He ▁wrote ▁People ▁in ▁Bond age , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁L erner ▁Publishing ▁Group , ▁and ▁S la very : ▁A ▁Br ief ▁Survey , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁by ▁Water ville . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁completed ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Times ▁of ▁J . ▁B . ▁Dan qu ah , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁the ▁part ▁Dan qu ah ▁played ▁in ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁politics ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁forgotten . ▁This ▁was ▁eventually ▁published ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁saw ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁yet ▁another ▁book : ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁L t . ▁General ▁Em manuel ▁K w asi ▁Kot oka . ▁This ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁James ▁M ox on , ▁Of os u - App iah ▁wrote ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Dr . ▁J .