Roots

Roots

by Haley, Alex

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Drawing on the oral traditions handed down in his family for generations, the author traces his origins back to the seventeen-year-old Kunta Kinte, who was abducted from his home in Gambia and transported as a slave to colonial America. In this account Haley provides an imaginative rendering of the lives of seven generations of black men and women.

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  • Full title :Roots / Alex Haley.

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Drawing on the oral traditions handed down in his family for generations, the author traces his origins back to the seventeen-year-old Kunta Kinte, who was abducted from his home in Gambia and transported as a slave to colonial America. In this account Haley provides an imaginative rendering of the lives of seven generations of black men and women.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1977, ©1976

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Delta
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1977, ©1976

Notes

"A condensed version of a portion of this work first appeared in Reader's digest."

The Physical Object

  • Description:729 pages ; : 18 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0440174643, 9780440174646
  • oclc:ocm03389837
  • LC Classification:E185.97.H24
  • Dewey Decimal:929/.2/0973

Subjects

Africa -- Fiction African American families -- Fiction African American Fiction Autobiographies Biographies Gambia Haley (Famille) Haley family Haley, Alex Historical fiction Kinte (Famille) Kinte family Olin Library Black authors Southern States -- Fiction

Writers

Haley, Alex

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