The author of Roots chronicles the remarkable history of the other side of his family, especially his extraordinary grandmother, Queen, the daughter of a slave and a white slave owner. Reprint.
Everyone knows Alex Haley as the world-renowned author of the international bestseller ROOTS, and as the writer who collaborated with Malcolm X on his historic autobiography. What many people don't know is that Alex Haley began his professional writing career as a journalist. It was his experience in this arena that earned him the plum assignment as Playboy's first -- and foremost -- interviewer. ...