The Union of Their Dreams: Power, Hope, and Struggle in Cesar Chavez's Farm Worker Movement
By Miriam Pawel.
Description
A generation of Americans came of age boycotting grapes, swept up in a movement that vanquished California's most powerful industry and won dignity and contracts for impoverished farm workers. Four decades later, United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez's likeness graces postage stamps, and schools and streets are renamed in his honor.But the real stories behind la causa―both its historic accomplishments and tragic disintegration―have remained buried. Pulitzer-winning journalist Miriam Pawel has changed our understanding of the UFW forever, crafting a powerful, poignant account of ...
ISBN(s)
1608190994, 9781608190997
