Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

Name: Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
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ISBN: 9781476731902

ISBN-10: 147673190X

ISBN-13: 9781476731902

Edition: 2014

Authors: Jeff Hobbs

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A heartfelt, and riveting biography of 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.When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert’s life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry…

Book details

List price: $32.50
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 9/23/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Jeff Hobbs graduated with a BA in English language and literature from Yale in 2002, where he was awarded the Willets and Meeker prizes for his writing. Hobbs spent three years in New York and Tanzania while working with the African Rainforest Conservancy. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife.