The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
New York, NY : Scribner, 2014.
Format: Book
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description: viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Examines "the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets--and of one's own nature--when he returns home"--Amazon.com.
Subjects:
Peace, Robert, 1980-2011.
Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- -- Friends and associates.
Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
Working class African Americans -- Biography.
African American college graduates -- Biography.
Drug dealers -- New Jersey -- Biography.
Peace, Robert, 1980-2011.
Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- -- Friends and associates.
Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
Working class African Americans -- Biography.
African American college graduates -- Biography.
Drug dealers -- New Jersey -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781476731902 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Peace, Robert | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references.