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Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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Description
An illustrated look at the life and accomplishments of Dolores Huerta, who fought to ensure fair and safe work places for migrant workers. Includes a timeline and resources for teachers.
2) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive. Cesar Chavez felt this treatment was unfair and worked to secure more rights. He formed a Union and led strikes and marches that forced landowners to increase wages and improve working conditions. This account shows how Chavez inspired others, proving that it was not necessary to resort to violence to produce change.
Author
Series
Oklahoma western biographies volume 2
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
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4) César Chávez
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones Lerner
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
[Spanish ed.].
Language
Español
Description
Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.
Author
Publisher
Floricanto
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
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Description
"Conmemorando el 50 aniversario del gran triunfo de la Huelga de la uva, iniciada el verano de 1965, este libro compagina el estudio de la historia de la Unión de Campesinos con el de la persona de César Chávez."--Backcover.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
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Description
Pawel 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.
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
"This book is Matthiessen's panoramic yet finely detailed account of the three years he spent working and traveling with Chavez, including to Sal Si Puedes, the San Jose barrio where Chavez began his organizing. Matthiessen provides a candid look into the many sides of this enigmatic and charismatic leader who lived by the laws of nonviolence."--www.Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Libros Viajeros ed.
Language
Español
Description
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Follows Cesar Chavez and the National Farm Workers Association, as they set out on a difficult 300-mile protest march in support of farm workers' rights. A story of hope, solidarity, and perseverance, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the famous Latino American Civil Rights leader -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page.
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