The listing, Roots by Alex Haley has ended.
This hardcover book, copyright 1976, is in good condition, although the dust cover is not in great condition.
"Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the case of The Gambia, West Africa, a man-child was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte."
So begins Roots, one of the most important and influential books of our time. When originally published thirty years ago, it galvanized the nation and created an extraordinary political, racial, social, and cultural dialogue that had not been seen in this country since the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Roots has lost none of its emotional power and drama, and its message for today's and future generations is even more vital and relevant than it was thirty years ago.
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