César Chávez : a brief biography with documents / edited with an introduction by Richard W. Etulain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Etulain, Richard W.

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.

Chavez, Cesar.

Labor leaders--United States--Biography.

Labor leaders.

United States.

Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--Officials and employees--United States--Biography.

Migrant agricultural laborers.

Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--Officials and employees.

Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions.

Mexican Americans--Biography.

Mexican Americans.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 138 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beford/St. Martins, 2002.

Summary:

This concise biography of Cé sar Chá vez documents the life of one of the most important labor organizers of the last half of the 20th century- a reformer and activist who personified the American struggle for democracy. His story is told through an evocative biographical essay accompanied by several types of documents: Chá vez in his own words, Chá vez in the words of his contemporaries, Chá vez as seen by historians in a group of secondary sources, and finally a visual portfolio of 20 photographs and cartoons. The secondary sources focus on critical questions about the labor unions he helped to found and the impact he made on the Chicano population as well as the rest of the world. All of the materials are accompanied by a helpful chronology, bibliographic essay, and questions for consideration.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Pt. 1. César Chávez : Chicano citizen

pt. 2. A life and its times

Pt. 3. An illustrated life

Pt. 4. A life and its interpreters

Pt. 5. Seeing a life whole

Pt. 6. Sources for a life: selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-129) and index.

ISBN:

0312257392

0312294271

OCLC:

49589114