| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 251 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-244) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
This "biography of Haley follows him from his childhood in relative privilege in deeply segregated small town Tennessee to fame and fortune in high powered New York City. It was in the Coast Guard that Haley discovered himself as a writer, which eventually led his rise as a star journalist in the heyday of magazine personality profiles. At Playboy Magazine, Haley profiled everyone from Martin Luther King and Miles Davis to Johnny Carson and Malcolm X, leading to their collaboration on The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Roots was for Haley a deeper, more personal reach. The subsequent book and miniseries ignited an ongoing craze for family history and made Haley one of the most famous writers in the country. Roots sold half a million copies in the first two months of publication, and the original television miniseries was viewed by 130 million people. Haley died in 1992."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Haley, Alex.
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African American journalists -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
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HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
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Haley, Alex -- Roots.
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Haley, Alex. (OCoLC)fst00028509
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African American journalists. (OCoLC)fst00799210
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Haley, Alex.
Autobiography of Malcom X.
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| ISBN |
9781137279606 (hardcover) |
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1137279605 (hardcover) |
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9781466879317 |
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