Alex Hailey: The Man Who Traced America's Roots - His Life, His Works (with DVD) - Softcover

Alex Haley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762108851 ISBN 13: 9780762108855

Publisher: Reader's Digest Books, 2007

Synopsis

Alex Haley: The Man Who Traced America's Roots is a collection of articles the Pulitzer Prize-winning author wrote for Reader's Digest from 1954 to 1991. Haley's stories are timeless, as powerful and relevant today as when they were first written. In 1966, Alex Haley, a contributing writer for Reader's Digest, wanted to tell his family's "story-history." For ten years, Reader's Digest financed Haley's research and travel. The result of this historic collaboration was Roots, the Pulitzer-winning book. Alex Haley: The Man Who Traced America's Roots is a celebration of the 30th anniversary of that epic classic and a recognition of a lifetime of writings that changed the nation. In this 176-page paperback book, Haley shares stories of triumph and resilience, of race and inequality, and the search that led to the groundbreaking book and TV miniseries, Roots. The collection includes an excerpt from Roots and the candid article "Aboard the African Star," in which Haley reveals his struggles a

About this edition

• Publisher: Reader's Digest Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0762108851
• ISBN 13: 9780762108855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176