Books
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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 |
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Alex Haley and the books that changed a nation | Robert J. Norrell | "It is difficult to think of two twentieth century books by one author that have had as much influence on American culture when they were published as Alex Haley's monumental bestsellers, The Autobio… | OL20010717W |
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Making Roots | Matthew F. Delmont | When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976 it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time, cap… | OL20035502W |