Moore, Wes, 1978-

The other Wes Moore : one name, two fates / Wes Moore. - Spiegel & Grau trade pbk. ed. - New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2011. - xiv, 250 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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 -- A call to action / Tavis Smiley.

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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Moore, Wes, 1978- --Childhood and youth.
Moore, Wes, 1975- --Childhood and youth.


Youth--Conduct of life.
African Americans--Maryland--Baltimore--Biography.
African Americans--Social conditions--Maryland--Baltimore--20th century.
Violence--History--Maryland--Baltimore--20th century.
Prisoners--Maryland--Biography.


Baltimore (Md.)--Social conditions--20th century.
Baltimore (Md.)--Biography.

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