Alex Haley and the books that changed a nation / Robert J. Norrell.

"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 eac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Norrell, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson) (Author)
Other Authors: Haley, Alex
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Haley, Alex.
African American journalists > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Haley, Alex. > Roots.
Biographies.
1900 - 1999
African American journalists.
Authors, American.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:x, 251 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Grandma's Boy
  • The Cook Who Writes
  • People on the Way Up
  • The Fearsome Black Demagogue
  • Marked Man
  • Before This Anger
  • The American Griot
  • The Black Family Bible
  • Pop Triumph
  • Roots Uncovered
  • Find the Good and Praise It.