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Alex Haley's Queen: The Story of an American Family
by David Stevens, Alex Haley
It's so unfortunate that the author passed away a year before this book was published, but it's fortunate that David Stevens stepped in and put all of Haley's notes and research together and created this story for us to read. I loved "Roots" the novel and the mini series and looked forward to reading about his father's family history. The book starts out in 1797 Dublin, Ireland and the first of his recorded ancestors are the Jackson's. One of the sons, James will immigrate to America, take advantage of opportunities by becoming acquainted with Andrew Jackson, acquire a plantation and slaves. Queen does not appear in the book until half way through when one of the slaves Easter gives birth to Queen. The story is compelling, extremely sad but a worthy read. If you enjoyed Roots or stories that relate to the south, specifically the Civil War era you would most likely enjoy this book.