11th August 2017

Roots: The Saga of an American Family - Alex Haley

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you. 

 

Alex Haley

 

Roots author Alex Haley (born August 11, 1921) served in the Coast Guard during World War II. Impressed by his writing skills, his fellow sailors would pay him to write love letters to their girlfriends.