The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League /
Hobbs, Jeff, 1980-
The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League / Jeff Hobbs. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
147673190X (hardcover) 9781476731902 (hardcover)
2014001213
Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- --Friends and associates.
Peace, Robert, 1980-2011.
Yale University--Alumni and alumnae--Biography.
African American college graduates--Biography.
Drug dealers--New Jersey--Biography.
Working class African Americans--Biography.
The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League / Jeff Hobbs. - First Scribner hardcover edition. - viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
147673190X (hardcover) 9781476731902 (hardcover)
2014001213
Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- --Friends and associates.
Peace, Robert, 1980-2011.
Yale University--Alumni and alumnae--Biography.
African American college graduates--Biography.
Drug dealers--New Jersey--Biography.
Working class African Americans--Biography.