Most Popular Books by Alex HALEY

Analyse : Roman familial.

Na een arme jeugd als katoenplukster stelt een zwarte Amerikaanse in het midden van de 20e eeuw alles in het werk om haar kinderen een beter leven te geven.

Presents the moving story of a young Southerner who joins the Underground Railroad and helps mastermind the escape of slaves from his father's plantation on Christmas Eve.

Continuation of the chronicle of Alex Haley's family history, covering from 1882 through the 1970's. Part 1 of a seven part series, picks up where Roots ends. Although free, the family is not treated equally; Jim Crow laws are on the rise. Tom Harvey, now the familial head, has opened a school and is pressed by ex-Confederate Col. Warner to close it when Warner's son falls in love with the schoolmarm. But Tom know education can help break the chains of second-class citizenship.

Novel : the author recaptures his family history in this story of an 18th century slave and his descendants.