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Jessie De La Cruz

profile of a United Farm Worker
2000
Presents the life of the first woman organizer for the United Farm Workers.

The Shah's last ride

the fate of an ally
1988

Margot Fonteyn

autobiography
1976

Shoeless Joe

1983
An Iowa farmer builds a baseball stadium in his cornfield, hoping his hero, Shoeless Joe Jackson, will play in it.

Vision of the future

the art of Robert McCall
1982

Compa?eros de equipo

2002
Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.

Doris Lessing

conversations
1994
In this collection of twenty-four interviews spanning several decades, Doris Lessing talks on varied topics including her early years in Southern Rhodesia, her views on Marxism, Sufism, feminism, the problems of autobiography, and her own fiction--especially the Golden notebook.

The protest singer

an intimate portrait of Pete Seeger
2010
A biography of folk singer Pete Seeger. Draws on interviews with Seeger to explore his life, his music, and commitment to social justice.

Teammates

1992
Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball and depicts the acceptance and support he received from his white teammate Pee Wee Reese.

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