Other Wes Moore

About the book

A powerful memoir from 'the Democrats' most talented political newcomer since Barack Obama' (Time)

'Spectacular . . . Wes Moore is a proper leader' George Clooney


Two kids named Wes Moore shared much more than a name; they shared remarkably similar circumstances. Both grew up father­less and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police.

How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and leading politician, while the other became a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?
Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound ques­tion.

In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun...