| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
viii, 688 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A condensed version of a portion of this work first appeared in Reader's digest." |
| Summary |
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. |
| Awards |
Lillian Smith Book Award, 1977 |
| Subject |
Haley, Alex.
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Haley, Alex. |
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Haley, Alex -- Family.
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Families. |
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Haley family.
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Haley family. |
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Kinte family.
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Kinte family. |
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African Americans -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography. |
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African American families.
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African American families. |
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Haley, Alex. Roots. 1st ed. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1976 (OCoLC)655016388 |
| ISBN |
0385037872 |
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9780385037877 |
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