Alex Haley: And the Books That Changed a Nation
- ISBN-10
- 1137279605
- ISBN-13
- 9781137279606
- Series
- Alex Haley
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-11-10
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Robert Jefferson Norrell
Description
The first biography of the author of "Roots" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," two of the most influential books of the 20th century
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