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04466aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 DC3971B8765211E6AED15992DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160909010038 008 150603t20152014nyuab b 001 0beng d 020 $a 1608197107 020 $a 9781608197101 020 $a 1608197131 020 $a 9781608197132 035 $a (OCoLC)910628545 040 $a CLO $b eng $c CLO $d OCLCO $d VP@ $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OH9WF $d CDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a HD6509.C48 $b P38 2015 082 04 $a B 100 1 $a Pawel, Miriam, $d 1958- $e author. 245 14 $a The crusades of Cesar Chavez : $b a biography / $c Miriam Pawel. 264 1 $a New York : $b Bloomsbury Press, $c 2015. 300 $a 548 pages : $b illustrations (some color), map ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-548) and index. 505 0 $a Part I. March 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 -- Part II. 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 -- Part III. July 1970-June 1975. A very different strike -- Nuestra SenÌora 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 -- Part IV. June 1975-November 1978. Elections in the fields -- The Crosby era -- The cultural revolution -- Slough off the old -- Mecca -- Trapped -- The end game -- Part V. November 1978-April 1993. From dream to nightmare -- Una sola union -- Playing defense -- Chicano power -- Selling the brand -- The last fast -- Three funerals. 520 $a The author 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. Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in U.S. history. Yet his life story has been told only in hagiography, until now. In this biography of Chavez, the author offers a searching yet empathetic portrayal. Chavez emerges here as a visionary figure with tragic flaws; a brilliant strategist who sometimes stumbled; and a canny, streetwise organizer whose pragmatism was often at odds with his elusive, soaring dreams. He was an experimental thinker with eclectic passions, an avid, self-educated historian and a disciple of Gandhian non-violent protest. This biography deepens our understanding of one of Chavez's most salient qualities: his profound humanity. The author traces Chavez's remarkable career as he conceived strategies that empowered the poor and vanquished California's powerful agriculture industry, and his later shift from inspirational leadership to a cult of personality, with tragic consequences for the union he had built. This book reveals how this most unlikely American hero ignited one of the great social movements of our time.--Publisher information. 650 0 $a Human rights workers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Labor leaders $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Agricultural laborers $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Mexican Americans $v Biography. 610 20 $a United Farm Workers $x History. 610 27 $a United Farm Workers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00514492 650 7 $a Agricultural laborers $x Labor unions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00800972 650 7 $a Human rights workers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00963353 650 7 $a Labor leaders. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00990029 650 7 $a Mexican Americans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01019072 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900 - 1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160909012522.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DC3971B8765211E6AED15992DAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search