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Roots: The Saga of an American Family, Library Edition
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Based on 50,317 Ratings and 1,660 Reviews

Book Description
This monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning saga and iconic bestseller is available for the first time on audio. Roots begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later at a funeral in Arkansas. In that time span, an unforgettable cast of men, women, and children come to life, many of them based on the people from Alex Haley's own family tree.

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Book Information
PublisherPlayaway
BindingPreloaded Digital Audio Player (45 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101602527881
ISBN-13978-1602527881
Publication Date10/2007
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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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About Michael Eric Dyson (Introduction) : Michael Eric Dyson is credited in . Some of the published credits of Michael Eric Dyson include Roots.
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About Avery Brooks (Narrator) : Avery Brooks is a published narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Avery Brooks include Roots: The Saga of an American Family: 30th Anniversary Edition, S... more
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