power, hope, and struggle in Cesar Chavez's farm worker movement
Pawel, Miriam
2009
A comprehensive narrative of the origin and history of the United Farms Workers union begun by activist Cesar Chavez, who challenged the grape industry in California on behalf of immigrant farm workers.
Offers a nuanced account of the life of the migrant worker whose ground-breaking work as an organizer and labor leader made him a national icon, looking at both the achievements and flaws that defined the man.
