A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS
by Haley, Alex
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385260431
- ISBN 13
- 9780385260435
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
ALEX HALEY was the author of ROOTS: The Saga of An American Family, now available as a Modern Classic from Gramercy Books. Haley became a journalist while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, and first gained national attention as the collaborator of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He died in 1992.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228484
- Title
- A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS
- Author
- Haley, Alex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385260431
- ISBN 13
- 9780385260435
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- black; slavery; freedom; plantation; underground railroad; xmas; christmas; yule; yuletide; noel; black lives matter; christian; jesus; christ; roots; slavery; black studies; black lives matter; winter holiday; racism; santa claus;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical adventure; Christmas Books;
Terms of Sale
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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W. Fraser Sandercombe
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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