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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Wes Moore; Wes Moore; Wes Moore; Wes Moore |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Wes Moore |
| ISBN: | 9780385528191 0385528191 9781588369697 1588369692 |
| OCLC Number: | 430839083 |
| Description: | xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Part I. Fathers and angels : Is daddy coming with us? -- In search of home -- Foreign ground -- Part II. Choices and second chances : Marking territory -- Lost -- Hunted -- Part III. Paths taken and expectations fulfilled : The land that God forgot -- Surrounded -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- A call to action / Tavis Smiley. |
| Responsibility: | Wes Moore. |
Abstract:
Two kids with the same name were born blocks apart in the same decaying city within a few years of each other. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, army officer, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.
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