Roots by Alex Haley
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award
Tracing his ancestry through six generations – slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects – back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the New World, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past.
About the Author
Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York in 1921. He grew up in the South, the son of Simon Alexander Haley, a teacher, and the former Bertha George Palmer, also a teacher. In 1939 Haley began a twenty year service with the coast guard. It was during his service that he began to write. After World War II, Haley was able to petition the Coast Guard to allow him to transfer into the field of journalism, and by 1949 he had become a First Class Petty Officer in the rate of Journalist. He later advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer and held this grade until his retirement from the Coast Guard in 1959.
Format: Paperback | 638 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.6 x 13 x 3.3 | 518g
Publication Date: 14 Apr 1978
Publisher: Pan Books
Imprint: Picador
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0330253018
ISBN13: 9780330253017
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. The first page has been inscribed in blue pen, but no other writing in margins. No missing pages.