Haley, Alex

Overview

Works:	555 works in 1,356 publications in 11 languages and 46,173 library holdings
Roles:	Narrator, Interviewee, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Collaborator, Author of introduction, Other, Performer, Contributor, Scenarist, Conceptor
Classifications:	E185.97.H24, B

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Alex Haley

Publications by Alex Haley

Publications by Alex Haley, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Alex Haley

Roots by Alex Haley ( Book )
Roots by Alex Haley ( Visual )
Alex Haley's Queen : the story of an American family by Alex Haley ( Book )
The autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X ( Book )
Roots : the saga of an American family by Alex Haley ( Book )

Roots the saga of an American family by Alex Haley ( Recording )
Roots, the next generations ( Visual )
Mythic Black fiction : the transformation of history by Jane Campbell ( Book )
Alex Haley by David Shirley ( Book )
Queen ( Visual )
Contemporary black American fiction writers ( Book )
The Playboy interviews by Alex Haley ( Book )
Alex Haley : author of Roots by Doreen Gonzales ( Book )
Alex Haley: I have a dream by Sylvia B Williams ( Book )
Roots ( Visual )
Novels for students. presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels ( )
Alex Haley tells the story of his search for roots by Alex Haley ( Recording )
Roots ( Visual )
Roots ( Visual )
Finding the good by Lucas Johnson ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Alex Haley

The autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X ( Book )
166 editions published between 1964 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 9,903 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 )
15 editions published between 1988 and 2000 in 6 languages and held by 2,133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A sophomore at Princeton in 1955, 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 )
17 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,952 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 )
36 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,036 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspiring story of Malcolm X, as he rises up from poverty, encounters the law, achieves spiritual enlightenment, and reaches out to others in the fight for human and civil rights

Viva México! : a story of Benito Juárez and Cinco de mayo by Argentina Palacios ( Book )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 645 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 641 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 )
4 editions published between 1993 and 2003 in English and held by 611 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

U.S. Coast Guard bicentennial, 1790-1990 by United States Coast Guard Band ( Recording )
8 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 488 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roots by Alex Haley ( Book )
73 editions published between 1974 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 439 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

The autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X ( Recording )
3 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An adaptation of The autobiography of Malcolm X, one of the most dynamic and controversial black leaders in American history

Alex Haley ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in English and held by 364 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

Walking for freedom : the Montgomery bus boycott by Richard Kelso ( Book )
5 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in English and held by 355 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

Selected from A different kind of Christmas by Alex Haley ( Book )
4 editions published between 1988 and 1991 in English and held by 330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush by James J Rawls ( Book )
3 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 237 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 )
2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 226 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 209 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes Coronado's search for gold in the American Southwest and his interaction with the Native Americans there

Osceola, patriot and warrior by Moses Jumper ( Book )
2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 196 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

Mama Flora's family [a novel] by Alex Haley ( Recording )
4 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The poignant story of three generations of an African-American family who start out as destitute sharecroppers in Tennessee"--Container

Never turn back : Father Serra's mission by James J Rawls ( Book )
3 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 176 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

Raíces by Alex Haley ( Book )
28 editions published between 1976 and 2006 in Spanish and held by 136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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