Mama Flora's family

Alex Haley

Original title: Mama Flora's Family

first published 1998 Scribner, 1998 393 pages

Mama Flora’s Family is a novel by Alex Haley. It is the poignant story of three generations of an African-American family who start out as destitute sharecroppers in Tennessee. Mama Flora is the heart and strength of the family, shepherding her children through hard times after the murder of her husband by white land holders. She has passionate ambitions for her son Willie, but he dashes her dreams by abandoning his...

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Mama Flora's Family edition · 1999 · Dell · 464 pages · 9780440235439
Mama Flora's Family edition · 1999 · Sagebrush Education Resources · 9780613219570
Mama Flora's family edition · 1998 · Scribner · 393 pages

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