Roots

Roots

by Haley, Alex

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This poignant and powerful narrative tells the dramatic story of Kunta Kinte, snatched from freedom in Africa and brought by ship to America and slavery, and his descendants. 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 generatio…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Roots / Alex Haley.

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This poignant and powerful narrative tells the dramatic story of Kunta Kinte, snatched from freedom in Africa and brought by ship to America and slavery, and his descendants. 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:©1976
  • Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Doubleday
  • Place of Publication:Garden City, New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1976

Notes

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

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 688 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0385037872, 9780385037877, 9780306824852, 9781593154493, 9780440174646, 0440174643, 1593154496, 030682485X, 0330253018, 9780330253017, 9780099362814, 0091296803, 9780091296803, 0099362813
  • oclc:ocm02188350
  • LC Classification:E185.97.H24
  • Dewey Decimal:929/.2/0973

Subjects

Africa -- Fiction African American families African American families -- Fiction African Americans African Americans -- Biography African Americans -- Fiction African Americans -- Race identity American fiction American fiction -- 20th century Authors' presentation copies (Provenanc… Authors' presentation inscriptions (Pro… Biographical fiction Biographies Blacks -- history Esclavage -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. --… Families Familles noires américaines -- Romans, … Fiction Fictional Work Gambia -- Fiction

Writers

Haley, Alex

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