Cesar Chavez: Hope for the People |
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| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | POL004000, BIO032000, BIO006000 |
| ISBN: | 9780307819512, Related ISBNs: 0307819515, 0449906264, 9780307819512, 9780449906262 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 236, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: The son of poor Mexican Americans, Cesar Chavez grew up in grinding poverty. In 1962, he set out to do what many before him had tried and failed to do -- organize a trade union for farm workers. With courage and determination, he transformed the plight of the workers into an international cause.
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