Catalog Number: 2BS-3036 Condition Details: Double LP. Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. Bend in bottom-left corner. Minor wear tot corners. (Notch in bottom-left.) Tracks: Side One Side Two Side Three Side Four About The Record: Alex Haley Tells the Story of His Search for Roots, shares Haley's story which lead to his book, Roots. Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.