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140429s2014 nyuabf b 001 0beng d |
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$a9781608197101 |
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20
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$a1608197107 |
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$a283859$cTLC |
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$aHD6509.C48$bP38 2014 |
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$aPawel, Miriam,$d1958-$eauthor. |
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$aThe crusades of Cesar Chavez :$ba biography /$cMiriam Pawel. |
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Edition |
250
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$aFirst U.S. edition. |
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260
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$aNew York :$bBloomsbury Press,$cc2014. |
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Phys Descrpt |
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$a548 p., [32] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.), map ;$c25 cm. |
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Note:Bibliog |
504
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$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 479-534) and index. |
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Note:Content |
505
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$aMarch 1927-April 1962. Home ; Sal si puedes ; The priest, the organizer, and the lumber handler ; Cesar finds his calling ; Staying organized ; The first disciples ; David vs. Goliath, round one ; No hay mal que por bien no venga -- April 1962-July 1970. Viva La Causa ; Chavez in command ; The strike ; Beyond Delano ; The first big test ; Chavez the leader ; The fast ; The celebrity ; The boycott ; Contracts -- July 1970-June 1975. A very different strike ; Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz ; Staking a national claim ; Brother against brother ; The perfect villain ; The seeds are sown ; The saint and the sinner ; The end of the nonviolent Viet Cong -- June 1975-November 1978. Election in the fields ; The Crosby era ; The cultural revolution ; Slough off the old ; Mecca ; Trapped ; The end game -- November 1978-April 1993. From dream to nightmare ; Una sola union ; Playing defense ; Chicano power ; Selling the brand ; The last fast ; Three funerals. |
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Abstract |
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$aPawel draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself. |
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$aChavez, Cesar,$d1927-1993. |
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610
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$aUnited Farm Workers$xHistory. |
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$aHuman rights workers$vBiography. |
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650
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$aLabor leaders$zUnited States$vBiography. |
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650
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$aAgricultural laborers$xLabor unions$zUnited States$y20th century. |
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Subj:Topical |
650
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$aMexican Americans$vBiography. |
