Books

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Stories Under African Skies Stories Under African Skies Alex Haley Stories and music were essential to African culture and to the African American culture forcibly transplanted into the New World. This recording with a special narration by "Roots" author Alex Haley,… OL16805396W
Conversations with Roy DeCarava Conversations with Roy DeCarava Alex Haley,Roy DeCarava "It starts before you snap the shutter... It starts with your sense of what's important." These are the words of Roy DeCarava, one of the foremost photographic artists of the twentieth century, contr… OL16806335W
Alex Haley's Queen Alex Haley's Queen Stevens, David,Alex Haley,David Stevens,Jennifer Justin,Stevens, David Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots, tells about his great-great-grandfather who came to Alabama from Ireland, married a slave and then fathered a daughter—Haley’s grandmother, Que… OL1815460W
The Tenement Writer The Tenement Writer Ben Sonder,Alex Haley,Meryl Rosner The Tenement Writer: An Immigrant’s Story follows a young Jewish immigrant from Poland as she struggles to build a new life in America and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer. In her native Po… OL37387W
The Magazine Writer's Workbook The Magazine Writer's Workbook Alex Haley,John C. Behrens Within The Shadowland of Dreams, Alex Haley opens with one of his main points regarding how writing requires sacrifice and dedication as follows: "Many a young person tells me he wants to be a wri… OL4235081W
Building A Dream Building A Dream Alex Haley,Debbe Heller,Richard Kelso Building A Dream describes Mary Bethune’s struggle to establish a school for African American children in Daytona Beach, Florida. On October 3, 1904, Mary McLeod Bethune opened the doors to her Da… OL4285475W
Coronado's Golden Quest Coronado's Golden Quest Michael Eagle,Alex Haley,Barbara Weisberg Coronado’s Golden Quest describes Coronado’s search for gold in the Southwest and his interaction with the Natives residing there. The first Europeans to explore the American Southwest were Spanis… OL4290812W
Osceola, Patriot And Warrior Osceola, Patriot And Warrior Ben Sonder,Alex Haley,Patrick Soper,Moses Jumper Osceola, Patriot And Warrior describes the struggle of Seminole chief and warrior Osceola to save his people from being forced off their land in Florida by the United States government. In the 183… OL4297589W
The Oratory of Negro Leaders The Oratory of Negro Leaders Marcus H. Boulware,Alex Haley The Oratory of Negro Leaders: 1900-1968 examines the personal and professional lives of famous black orators of the twentieth century. “Many years ago I was invited to deliver a short speech duri… OL6398666W
Movin' Up, Pop Gordy Tells His Story Movin' Up, Pop Gordy Tells His Story Berry Gordy,Alex Haley Here, in his own words, is the story of an extraordinary black American, son of a former slave, and father of Berry Gordy Jr., who founded Motown Records. Pop Gordy’s story starts on his father’s … OL6806562W
Making Schools Work Making Schools Work Marcus A. Foster,Alex Haley Marcus Foster first gained notoriety for his spectacularly successful transformation of two of Philadelphia’s worst schools. He brought new school pride and enthusiasm to the students and faculty, br… OL6833535W