Is this how you repay my goodness — with badness?” cried th… - Alex Haley

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Is this how you repay my goodness — with badness?” cried the boy. “Of course,” said the crocodile out of the corner of his mouth. “That is the way of the world.

Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family · October 15, 1980 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Alexander Palmer Haley (11 August 1921 – 10 February 1992) was an American writer best known for his work Roots: The Saga of an American Family.

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Native Name: Alexander Murray Palmer Haley

Also Known As: Alex

Alternative Names: Alexander Palmer Haley • Alexander M. P. Haley • A. M. P. Haley • A. Haley • Haley • Alexander Haley • Alex Palmer Haley • Haley, Alexander Murray Palmer • Haley, Alex • Хейли, Алекс • Алекс Хейли • А. Хейли

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