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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley (Paperback, 2016)

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A new eight-hour event series based on Roots will be simulcast on the History Channel, Lifetime, and A&E over four consecutive nights beginning Memorial Day, May 30, 2016Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a man-child was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte.So begins Roots, one of the most extraordinary and influential books of our time. Through the story of one family--his family--Alex Haley unforgettably brings to life the monumental two-century drama of Kunta Kinte and the six generations who came after him: slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lumber mill workmen and Pullman porters, lawyers and architects...and one author. A national and international phemen at the time of its original publication, Roots continues to enthrall readers with its masterful narrative drive and exceptional emotional power, speaking to us all with an undiminished resonance and relevance.In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to kw our heritage...Without this enriching kwledge, there is a hollow yearning matter what our attainments in life.--Alex Haley With an introduction by Michael Eric Dyson RootsTheBook.com

Place of Publication
Cambridge, Ma
Author Biography
Alex Haley (1921-1992) was a bestselling and award-winning writer whose works, including Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, centered on the struggles of African Americans.
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
Alex Haley
Date of Publication
19/05/2016
Format Details
Trade Paperback (US)
Subject
Autobiography: General
Imprint
Da Capo Press Inc
Edition Statement
Media Tie-In
Country of Publication
United States

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