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Series
Language
English
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“His aim is to make the history of labor in the U.S. more accessible to students and the general reader. He succeeds” (Booklist).
In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Paul Le Blanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation.
Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity,...
In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Paul Le Blanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation.
Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity,...
6) Dolores
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century." --
9) Eric Hoffer
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors ; TUSAS 425
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She's spent her whole life in the copper-mining town of Calumet, Michigan where men risk their lives for meager salaries--and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man...
16) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"An amazing biography over Cesar Chavez." --
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pawel draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself." --
18) Solidarity for sale: how corruption destroyed the labor movement and undermined America's promise
Author
Publisher
Public Affairs
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
20) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Grass Roots Press
Language
English
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Description
Cesar Chavez is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students. Cesar Chavez quit school after Grade 8 to help support his family. He laboured in the fields as a migrant farm worker. In 1962, Cesar...