The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League / Jeff Hobbs.
Peace was a talented young African-American man who escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University, only to succumb to the dangers of the streets -- and of one's own nature -- when he returned home. When Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with Peace, his college roommate for four years. Peace's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, and he carried with him the difficult dual nature of his existence, "fronting" in Yale and at home. Through an honest rendering of Peace's relationships, Hobbs examines the collision of two fiercely insular worlds.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476731902
- ISBN: 147673190X
- ISBN: 1476731918
- ISBN: 9781476731919
- Physical Description: viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2014.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1220L Lexile
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO PEACE (Text) | 36015000710695 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
