{"product_id":"roots-the-enhanced-edition-9781593156992","title":"Roots: The Enhanced Edition","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published forty years ago, \u003ci\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e electrified the nation: it received a Pulitzer Prize and was a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller for 22 weeks. In the four decades since then, the story of the young African slave Kunta Kinte and his descendants has lost none of its power to enthrall and provoke.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRoots: The Enhanced Edition\u003c\/i\u003e features rare interviews with author Alex Haley from the NBC News Archives that took place as the Roots phenomenon unfolded over 30 years ago. There are also photos, footage, and recordings from the Haley family, all of which provide a unique understanding of Alex Haley's journey researching and writing the book. In new video interviews NBC's Tom Brokaw and David Wilson reflect on the story's lasting impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoots\u003c\/b\u003e is a groundbreaking story of history and family that spanned continents and touched generations. One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, \u003ci\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e galvanized the nation and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue that hadn't been seen since the publication of \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e. The book sold over one million copies in the first year, and the miniseries was watched by an astonishing 130 million people. It also won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. \u003ci\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e opened up the minds of Americans of all colors and faiths to one of the darkest and most painful parts of America's past, and we continue to feel its reverberations today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoots: The Enhanced Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is truly definitive--adding unmatched, sweep, context and insight to this ever-relevant classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Enhanced Edition features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull text of the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVideo introduction and interview with David Wilson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew video interview with Tom Brokaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootage of author Alex Haley provided by the NBC News Archives and the Haley family, including \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e interviews with Tom Brokaw, \u003ci\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e-related events in the 1970s, an extended interview about the book, and more (45 minutes of video)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecordings of Alex Haley speaking about researching and writing the book (30 minutes of audio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 rare photos from the Haley family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssay by Alex Haley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading Group Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Michael Eric Dyson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtended biography of Haley \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67912802107570,"sku":"9781593156992","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9781593156992.jpg?v=1793984849","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/roots-the-enhanced-edition-9781593156992","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}