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[An] exceptionally interesting and intimate oral history . . . Against a background of motels and all-night cafés and strikes, the high relief in which the characters stand out is truly fascinating. Jacques Levy's biography of Chavez has unforgettable descriptive passages and fine photographs. The NationMexican-American civil rights and labor activist Cesar Chavez (19271993), comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic and influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets and took on corporations, the government, and the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history which can also serve as a guidebook for social and political change. [The] definitive work. The book's major contribution lies in its portrait of the man himselfdeeply religious in an almost mystical fashion; a dedicated battler, but not a dedicated hater; a leader who

Cesar Chavez

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    A Paperback by Jacques E. Levy, Fred Ross, Jr., Jacqueline M. Levy

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      Publisher University of Minnesota Press
      Published 8/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780816650491
      978-0816650491
      ISBN-10 0816650497
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      Autobiography: adventurers and explorers Industrial relations, occupational health

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      Book Synopsis
      [An] exceptionally interesting and intimate oral history . . . Against a background of motels and all-night cafés and strikes, the high relief in which the characters stand out is truly fascinating. Jacques Levy's biography of Chavez has unforgettable descriptive passages and fine photographs. The NationMexican-American civil rights and labor activist Cesar Chavez (19271993), comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic and influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets and took on corporations, the government, and the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history which can also serve as a guidebook for social and political change. [The] definitive work. The book's major contribution lies in its portrait of the man himselfdeeply religious in an almost mystical fashion; a dedicated battler, but not a dedicated hater; a leader who

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