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Roots

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Book Description
It begins with a birth in 1750, in an African village; it ends seven generations later at the Arkansas funeral of a black professor whose children are a teacher, a Navy architect, an assistant director of the U.S. Information Agency, and an author. The author is Alex Haley. This magnificent book is his.
Book Information
PublisherDell Books for Young Readers
BindingPaperback (45 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages736
ISBN-100440174643
ISBN-13978-0440174646
Publication Date11/01/1980
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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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