num_pages: 572
description: Mexican-American civil rights &amp; labor activist Cesar Chavez (1927-93), comes to life in this vivid portrait of the charismatic &amp; influential fighter who boycotted supermarkets &amp; took on corporations, the government &amp; the powerful Teamsters Union. Jacques E. Levy gained unprecedented access to Chavez &amp; the United Farm Workers Union in writing this account of one of the most successful labor movements in history which can also serve as a guidebook for social &amp; political change. [An] exceptionally interesting &amp; intimate oral history...Against a background of motels &amp; all-night cafes &amp; strikes, the high relief in which the characters stand out is truly fascinating. Jacques Levyr's biography of Chavez has unforgettable descriptive passages &amp; fine photographs.--The Nation [The] definitive work. The book's major contribution lies in its portrait of the man himself--deeply religious in an almost mystical fashion; a dedicated battler, but not a dedicated hater; a leader who not only will not ask, but will not allow his followers to make the sacrifices he has made.--Publishers Weekly One of the heroic figures of our time.--Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Jacques E. Levy (1927-04), a prize-winning journalist, spent six years with Cesar Chavez researching &amp; writing this book. Fred Ross Jr is a spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union &amp; the son of Fred Ross, Chavez' mentor. Jacqueline Levy is the daughter of Jacques E. Levy &amp; a high school science teacher in Sonoma County, CA.
language: English
title: Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of LA Causa
titlecomplete: Cesar Chavez: Autobiography of LA Causa
characters: Cesar Chavez
genres: Biography, Social Justice, History, Autobiography, Politics, Labor, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 102
publisher: W.W. Norton & Company (NY)