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Haley, Alex

Overview
Works: 709 works in 2,176 publications in 35 languages and 50,015 library holdings
Genres: Biography  Fiction  Historical fiction  Drama  Biographical fiction  History  Autobiographies  Novels  Nonfiction novels  Television mini-series 
Roles: Author, Interviewee, Narrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Contributor, Other, Collector, Author of introduction, Composer, Adapter, Conceptor, Performer, Scenarist
Classifications: E185.97.H24, B
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Most widely held works about Alex Haley
 
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Most widely held works by Alex Haley
The autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X( Book )

251 editions published between 1964 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 10,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Written by Alex Haley from conversations with the Negro leader over a period of two years before his death
A different kind of Christmas by Alex Haley( Book )

33 editions published between 1988 and 2000 in 8 languages and held by 1,916 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A sophomore at Princeton in 1855, southerner Fletcher Randall meets a group of Quaker Friends and eventually becomes involved in the Underground Railroad
Mama Flora's family : a novel by Alex Haley( Book )

20 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 1,704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A family saga centered on an African-American matriarch whose husband was shot for stealing. It follows her descendants as they fight World War II, march for civil rights, join the Black Panthers and help develop Africa
Malcolm X by Spike Lee( Visual )

57 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 1,145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Une évocation de la vie de Malcolm X, leader du mouvement noir américain Nation of Islam : son enfance difficile à Omaha, son séjour en prison où il apprend à cultiver la fierté de sa race, son entrée dans l'organisation d'inspiration islamiste, son mariage, son pèlerinage à la Mecque et son assassinat le 21 février 1965 au cours d'un meeting."
Roots by Alex Haley( Book )

302 editions published between 1974 and 2018 in 29 languages and held by 1,019 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is the extraordinary account of Alex Haley's own 12 year search for his family's origins. Tracing his ancestry through six generations he discovered a 16 year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past
Viva México! : a story of Benito Juárez and Cinco de mayo by Argentina Palacios( Book )

6 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biography of the Zapotec Indian who grew up to become the President of Mexico and lead his country in a war for independence
Dragon Parade : a Chinese New Year story by Steven A Chin( Book )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Norman Ah Sing is a successful, newly-arrived Chinese grocer in the San Francisco of the 1850's. He is thrilled to be in the Land of the Golden Mountain--America. His delight prompts him to invite all to celebrate the lunar New Year."--Back cover
Young Martin's promise by Walter Dean Myers( Book )

3 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in English and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Relates events in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, childhood which sowed the seeds for his activism for equal rights for people, regardless of their color
I sought my brother : an Afro-American reunion by S. Allen Counter( Book )

2 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

U.S. Coast Guard bicentennial, 1790-1990 by United States Coast Guard Band( Recording )

10 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 412 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Walking for freedom : the Montgomery bus boycott by Richard Kelso( Book )

5 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and held by 311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recounts how the black community of Montgomery, Alabama organized and participated in the 1955 bus boycott which ended segregation on public buses. The events and personalities associated with the Montgomery bus boycott are noted
Alex Haley( Visual )

9 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in English and held by 278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In one of the few in-depth conversations with Alex Haley before his death in 1992, this film is a moving testament to a man who became a symbol of African Americans' determination to endure and excel
Selected from A different kind of Christmas by Alex Haley( Book )

5 editions published between 1988 and 1991 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X( Recording )

6 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An adaptation of The autobiography of Malcolm X, one of the most dynamic and controversial black leaders in American history
Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush by James J Rawls( Book )

4 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Relates how a series of letters, written by a woman known as Dame Shirley and published in a San Francisco magazine in 1854 and 1855, were instrumental in inciting the California gold rush
They shall be heard : Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Kate Connell( Book )

3 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in English and held by 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the work of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for the women's suffrage movement
Coronado's golden quest by Barbara Weisberg( Book )

2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes Coronado's search for gold in the American Southwest and his interaction with the Native Americans there
The Black Rose by Tananarive Due( Book )

3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A fictional biography chronicles the story of Madame C.J. Walker, who rose from the poverty of her former slave parents to found a marketing empire that made her America's first African American female millionaire
Osceola, patriot and warrior by Moses Jumper( Book )

2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the struggle of Seminole chief and warrior Osceola to save his people from being forced off their land in Florida
Never turn back : Father Serra's mission by James J Rawls( Book )

3 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the life of the Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert
 
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The autobiography of Malcolm X
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A different kind of ChristmasMama Flora's family : a novelMalcolm XRootsViva México! : a story of Benito Juárez and Cinco de mayoDragon Parade : a Chinese New Year storyYoung Martin's promiseWalking for freedom : the Montgomery bus boycott
Alternative Names
Alex Haley Amerikaans journalist

Alex Haley écrivain américain

Alex Haley giornalista e scrittore statunitense

Alex Haley US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller

Alex Haley usona verkisto

Haley, A. P. 1921-

Haley, A. P. (Alex Palmer), 1921-

Haley Alex

Haley, Alex Palmer

Haley, Alex Palmer 1921-1992

Haley, Alexander Murray Palmer

Haley, Alexander Murray Palmer 1921-1992

Haley, Alexander Palmer

Hāylī, Alīks 1921-1992

Khalli, Aleks 1921-1992

Xalli, Alekis 1921-1992

Алекс Хейлі

Хейли, Алекс

אלכס היילי

אלכס היילי סופר אמריקאי

היילי, אלקס

أليكس هايلي، 1921-1992

أليكس هيلي

آلکس هیلی

آلکس هیلی ژورنالیست، نویسنده، و تاریخ‌نگار آمریکایی

ایلکس ہیلی

هاليي، أليكس، 1921-1992

هيلي، أليكس، 1921-1992

ॲलेक्स हेली

আলেক্স হেলি

ਐਲੈਕਸ ਹੇਲੀ

알렉스 헤일리

헤이릴, 알렉스 1921-1992

헤일리, 알렉스 1921-1992

헤일리, 알렉스 파머 1921-1992

헤일리, 알렌산더 머레이 팔머 1921-1992

헤일리, 앨릭스 1921-1992

አሌክስ ሄሊይ

アレックス・ヘイリー

ヘイリー, アレックス

艾利斯·哈利

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