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Alex Haley
Discusses the life and times of the African American author who gained recognition for his book, Roots.
Roots
Tracing his ancestory 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
Alex Haley's Roots
In 1977, following the airing of the mega hit television mini-series Roots, its author, Alex Haley, became America’s newest “folk hero. ” His book was on the Times' Best Seller's list for months, and won the Pulitzer Prize. His story had captivated a nation and then the world. From Idaho to Israel, it seemed everyone was caught-up in “Rootsmania.” Alex Haley, the ghostwriter behind The Autobiography of Malcolm X, was on his way to becoming the most successful African American author in the history of publishing until it all fell apart. What happened? Based on interviews of Haley's contemporaries, personal correspondence, legal documents, newspaper accounts, Adam Henig investigates ...
Alex Haley
When Alex Haley's novel Roots was turned into a T.V. miniseries, Americans were introduced to Haley's family history, traced back to his ancestors in Africa. Readers will be fascinated by the story of this inspirational writer, lecturer, and student of history.
Alex Haley
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Alex Haley and the Books That Changed a Nation
It is difficult to think of two twentieth century books by one author that have had as much influence on American culture when they were published as Alex Haley's monumental bestsellers, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), and Roots (1976). They changed the way white and black America viewed each other and the country's history. This first biography of Haley follows him from his childhood in relative privilege in deeply segregated small town Tennessee to fame and fortune in high powered New York City. It was in the Navy, that Haley discovered himself as a writer, which eventually led his rise as a star journalist in the heyday of magazine personality profiles. At Playboy Magazine, Haley p...
Alex Haley
The first biography of the author of Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, two of the most influential books of the 20th century
Roots
The author describes the history of his family from early days in Africa through the difficult days of slavery and life in the South.
Alex Haley's Queen
Farverig og dramatisk slægtsskildring fra 1800-tallets USA. Queen er Alex Haleys farmor, datter af en velhavende sydstatsgodsejer og en sort slavepige, og kernen i romanen er hendes tunge skæbne som plantagebarn mellem to verdener
Alex Haley
Biography of Alex Haley, an historian and the author of the popular books Roots and Malcolm X.
