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The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League

Name: The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League
Brand: Scribner
SKU: SD_ILS:1638040
Availability: InStock

Author

Jeff Hobbs

Call Number

921 P3555H (WSQ)

Edition

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Publication Information

New York : Scribner, 2014.

Physical Description

viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

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.