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Fist, stick, knife, gun : a personal history of violence /

Presents a graphic adaptation of Geoffrey Canada's memoir of a Bronx, N.Y. childhood, along with an analysis of how a chain of events set in motion by 1960s drug laws has led to the child violence on the streets today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas, Jamar
Other Authors: Canada, Geoffrey
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Canada, Geoffrey > Childhood and youth > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children and violence > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc.
Violence in children > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc.
African American children > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > Comic books, strips, etc.
Canada, Geoffrey > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children and violence > New York (N.Y.)
Violence > New York (N.Y.)
African American children > New York (N.Y.) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children > Social conditions > Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels > United States.
Description
Summary:Presents a graphic adaptation of Geoffrey Canada's memoir of a Bronx, N.Y. childhood, along with an analysis of how a chain of events set in motion by 1960s drug laws has led to the child violence on the streets today.
Item Description:"Based on the memoir: Fist, stick, knife, gun, by Geoffrey Canada."
"A true story in black and white"--Cover.
Physical Description:124 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780807044490 (pbk.)
0807044490 (pbk.)
9780606231718 (Turtleback Books)