The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League
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Hobbs, Jeff, 1980-
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E185.97.P38 H63 2014
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LC Subjects
African American college graduates -- Biography.
Biographies.
Drug dealers -- New Jersey -- Biography.
Hobbs, Jeff, -- 1980- -- Friends and associates.
Peace, Robert, -- 1980-2011.
Working class African Americans -- Biography.
Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American college graduates.
Biographies.
Drug dealers.
Friendship.
Hobbs, Jeff, -- 1980-
New Jersey.
Peace, Robert, -- 1980-2011.
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae.
Working class African Americans.
Yale University.
Other Subjects
African American college graduates -- Biography.
African American college graduates -- Biography.
Arbeiterkind
Biographies.
Biography
Diplômés d'université noirs américains -- Biographies.
Drogenhandel
Drug dealers -- Biography.
Drug dealers -- New Jersey -- Biography.
Hobbs, Jeff -- Friends and associates.
Hobbs, Jeff, -- 1980- -- Friends and associates.
Newark, NJ
Newark, NJ.
Peace, Robert, -- 1980-2010.
Peace, Robert.
Schwarze
Stipendiat
Trafiquants de drogues -- New Jersey -- Biographies.
Travailleurs noirs américains -- Biographies.
Working class African Americans -- Biography.
Working class African Americans -- Biography.
Yale University
Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae.

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Book
Physical Desc
viii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
99959712552

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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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.
Awards
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, 2014
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hobbs, J. (2014). The short and tragic life of Robert Peace: a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hobbs, Jeff, 1980-. 2014. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League. New York: Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hobbs, Jeff, 1980-. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League New York: Scribner, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Hobbs, J. (2014). The short and tragic life of robert peace: a brilliant young man who left newark for the ivy league. First Scribner hardcover edn. New York: Scribner.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hobbs, Jeff. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2014.

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