The crusades of Cesar Chavez : a biography / Miriam Pawel.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pawel, Miriam, 1958- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2014.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Chavez, Cesar, > 1927-1993. United Farm Workers > History. Human rights workers > Biography. Labor leaders > United States > Biography. Agricultural laborers > Labor unions > United States > History > 20th century. Mexican Americans > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	548 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Variant Title:	Cesar Chavez.
Format:	Book

Description
Summary:	The Pulitzer Prize-winning author draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself.
Call Number:	HD6509.C48 P38 2014
Bibliography Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-485) and index.
ISBN:	9781608197101 (hbk.) 1608197107 (hbk.)