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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Author: Jeff Hobbs
An instant New York Times bestseller, this celebrated account of a young African-American man who escaped Newark, NJ, to attend Yale, but still faced the dangers of the streets when he returned is, ?nuanced and shattering? (People) and ?mesmeric? (The New York Times Book Review). — When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781476731919
ISBN-10: 1476731918
Publication Date: 7/28/2015
Pages: 416
Rating:
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Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Interesting life. Interesting read. Hard to tell if Rob Peace made the best choices for himself or if those were the best choices he knew how to make. Financial binds can make people do desperate things and while some have found it a pathway out many are not so lucky.
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