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Unit OneThe Shadowland of Dreams By Alex Haley (1921—1992) Navigation Guide Objectives To understand the real meaning of writing To understand the hardship for Alex Haley to make success Reading Skill Using the dictionary I. Related information About the author Alex Haley, an African American writer, is best known for the novel Roots, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book . He was born in Ithaca, New York. as the oldest child . His father was a graduate student at Cornell University and his mother was a music teacher.Haley's personal motto is "Find the Good and Praise It." About the novel Roots The novel, loosely based on Haley's own family, presented an interpretation of the journey of African Americans from their homeland to the United States and their subsequent search f