The Other Wes Moore
One Name, Two Fates
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xiv, 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Two kids with the same name were born blocks apart in the same decaying city within a few years of each other. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, army officer, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.
Subjects:
Moore, Wes, 1978- -- Childhood and youth.
Youth -- Conduct of life.
African Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.
African Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Violence -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners -- Maryland -- Biography.
Baltimore (Md.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Baltimore (Md.) -- Biography.
Moore, Wes, 1978- -- Childhood and youth.
Youth -- Conduct of life.
African Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.
African Americans -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Violence -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners -- Maryland -- Biography.
Baltimore (Md.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Baltimore (Md.) -- Biography.
Target Audience: 990L
ISBN:
9780385528191 (alk. paper)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Moore, Wes | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Biography | Out (Due: 4/5/2024) |
T BIOGRAPHY Moore, Wes | Wheatley (Shandon) | Teen Biography | Out (Due: 4/5/2024) |