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008 140527s2014 nyc 00 eng
020 _a
_c: 9781608197101
082 0 _a92 CHA
100 1 _aPawel, Miriam
_d, 1958 -
245 1 0 _aThe crusades of Cesar Chavez
_b: a biography
_c/ Miriam Pawel
260 _aNew York
_b: Bloomsbury Press
_c, 2014
300 _a548 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 479-534) and index
520 _aMiriam Pawel 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.
600 1 4 _aChavez, Cesar, 1927-1993
610 1 4 _aUnited Farm Workers
_x--History
650 4 _aHuman right workers
_v--Biography
650 4 _aLabor Leaders
_z--United States
_v--Biography
650 4 _aAgricultural laborers
_x--Labor unions
_z--United States
_x--History
_y--20th century
650 4 _aMexican Americans
_v--Biography
942 _cMO
999 _c272428
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