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Roots: The Saga of an American Family

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4 out of 5
Based on 184 Ratings and 184 Reviews

Book Description
"One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots galvanized the nation, and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue that hadn't been seen since the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin." The book sold over 1,000,000 copies in the first year, and the miniseries was watched by an astonishing 130,000,000 people. It also won both the Pulitzer Pr... More
Book Information
PublisherVanguard Press
BindingKindle Edition (45 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages899
ISBN-10B000RH0CBI
Publication Date05/22/2007
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About Alex Haley (Author) : Alex Haley is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Alex Haley include Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
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