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<p>It is difficult to think of two twentieth century books by one author that have had as much influence on American culture when they were published as Alex Haley's monumental bestsellers, <i>The Autobiography of Malcolm X</i> (1965), and <i>Roots </i>(1976). They changed the way white and black America viewed each other and the country's history. This first 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 Navy, 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 <i>The Autobiography of Malcolm X</i>. 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. <i>Roots</i> sold half a million copies in the first two months of publication, and the original television miniseries was viewe

Who reads Alex Haley: And the Books That Changed a Nation?

Author

Robert J. Norrell

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781137279606

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Social Science

Rating

3.51 / 5 (54 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14