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

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 f...

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Main Author:	Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scribner, 2014.
Edition:	First Scribner hardcover edition.
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. Slums > New Jersey > Biography. Drug dealers > New Jersey > Biography. Newark (N.J.) > Biography.
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