Roots
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, [2], 1-587 pages.
Monumental two-century saga of Haley's enslaved ancestor, Kunta Kinte, and the six generations who came after him in America. Highlights the profound impact of slavery on American history and the enduring strength of family ties.
Kunta Kinte was brought ashore in Annapolis from the ship Lord Ligonier on September 29, 1767 and sold to a Virginia planter. Two hundred years later, to the day, Alex Haley stood on the dock at Annapolis where his ancestor had disembarked as a slave. Today, Annapolis commemorates this history with the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, honoring the legacy and cultural impact of Haley's work.
Its publication in 1976 ignited a national conversation about race, identity, and ancestry. The book not only became a bestseller but also inspired a hugely popular television miniseries in 1977, watched by millions of viewers.
Ref. BLOCKSON 3939.
Bound in light brown paper over boards with black cloth spine, gilt-stamped spine titling on brown title block on spine. One shallow bump at top edge of upper board near joint, shallow bumping along heel of spine, else fine. Jacket has just minor edge wrinkling at spine ends, else fine. A sharp, clean, crisp copy overall. Much better than usually found.
Item #1753
ISBN: 0385037872
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