The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement
Author(s)
Ferriss, Susan
Sandoval, Ricardo
Ferriss, Susan
Sandoval, Ricardo
A “vivid, well-documented account of the farmworkers movement”(Philadelphia Inquirer) and its prime mover, Cesar Chavez. Edited by Diana Hembree with a foreword by Gary Soto and essays by Carey McWilliams, Victor Villaseñor, Alfredo Véa, Jr., Peter Matthiessen, Rudolfo Anaya, and others. Black-and-white photographs throughout.
Accompanying a PBS documentary of the same name, The Fight in the Fields tells the dramatic story of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union, both in words and in powerful photographs, many previously unpublished. 288 pp. National ads & publicity.
Keywords
Chavez, Cesar , 1927-1993, HistoryUnited Farm Workers, Labor leaders, Labor leaders--United States--Biography, Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers--History, Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--History, Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--United States--History, HD6509.C48 F47 1997, 331.88/13/092 B
Chavez, Cesar , 1927-1993, HistoryUnited Farm Workers, Labor leaders, Labor leaders--United States--Biography, Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers--History, Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--History, Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions--United States--History, HD6509.C48 F47 1997, 331.88/13/092 B
| Name in long format: | The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0151002398 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780151002399 |
| Book pages: | 330 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9.75 Inches, Length: 7.5 Inches, Weight: 1.88 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |
