The Resource The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League, Jeff Hobbs
The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League, Jeff Hobbs
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- Summary
- Looks at the life of Robert Peace, who was born outside Newark in a ghetto known as "Illtown," earned a full scholarship to Yale University, and graduated. He returned home and taught at a Catholic high school, but was killed at the age of thirty in a drug-related shooting
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition September 2014.
- Extent
- viii, 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476731919
- Label
- The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League
- Title
- The short and tragic life of Robert Peace
- Title remainder
- a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeff Hobbs
- Title variation
- Short & tragic life of Robert Peace
- Subject
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- Biography
- Drug dealers
- Drug dealers -- New Jersey -- Biography
- Friendship
- Hobbs, Jeff, 1980-
- Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- -- Friends and associates
- New Jersey
- African American college graduates
- Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
- Working class African Americans
- Working class African Americans -- Biography
- Yale University
- Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography
- Peace, Robert, 1980-2010
- African American college graduates -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Looks at the life of Robert Peace, who was born outside Newark in a ghetto known as "Illtown," earned a full scholarship to Yale University, and graduated. He returned home and taught at a Catholic high school, but was killed at the age of thirty in a drug-related shooting
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- QH8
- Citation source
-
- Library Journal, September 2014
- Booklist starred, September 2014
- Pub Weekly, July 2014
- Kirkus Starred, August 2014
- Library Journal
- Booklist starred
- Pub Weekly
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hobbs, Jeff
- Dewey number
-
- 974.9/044/092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- Adult
- Adult
- Intended audience source
- Follett Library Resources
- LC call number
- E185.97.P38
- LC item number
- H63 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Peace, Robert
- Yale University
- Hobbs, Jeff
- Working class African Americans
- African American college graduates
- Drug dealers
- Hobbs, Jeff
- Yale University
- African American college graduates
- Drug dealers
- Friendship
- Universities and colleges
- Working class African Americans
- New Jersey
- Label
- The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League, Jeff Hobbs
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1026670581
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition September 2014.
- Extent
- viii, 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476731919
- Lccn
- 2014001213
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1026670581
- Label
- The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League, Jeff Hobbs
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1026670581
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition September 2014.
- Extent
- viii, 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476731919
- Lccn
- 2014001213
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1026670581
Subject
- Biography
- Drug dealers
- Drug dealers -- New Jersey -- Biography
- Friendship
- Hobbs, Jeff, 1980-
- Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- -- Friends and associates
- New Jersey
- African American college graduates
- Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
- Working class African Americans
- Working class African Americans -- Biography
- Yale University
- Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography
- Peace, Robert, 1980-2010
- African American college graduates -- Biography
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