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Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. It was this young man, who had been torn from his homeland and and in torment and anguish brought to the slave markets of the New World, who held the key to Haley's deep and distant past.

©2011 Alex Hayley (P)2011 Random House Audio Go Africa Biographies & Memoirs Cultural & Regional Historical Fiction Classics Fiction
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Don’t hesitate, this is one of the very best audio books ever. I feel inspired, educated and entertained after listening to it. An emotional saga of intensity and historical relevance. Enjoy!

Just WOW!

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I just loved every bit of the narration. Avery brought the whole book to life so much that I could sometimes feel I was standing right there.
His rendition of Uncle Mongo was just outstanding.

Avery Brooks was great.

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This was my third time listening to this book and every time gets better. So much emotion in the hardships and the happiness. Wonderful work.

Outstanding.

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enjoyed the lineage descriptions feel enthusiastic about our ancestral lineage. Learnt hardships and bonding in family for generations

inspired to dig into my ancestry

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