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César Chávez César Chávez Bárbara Cruz "Describes the life and accomplishments of César Chávez"-- OL12080647W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Susan Zannos A biography of the Mexican American who spent most of his life working to organize the migrant farm workers in California and was instrumental in the founding of the United Farm Workers union. OL14866054W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Lucile Davis Presents the life story of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights. OL14873133W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Sneed B. Collard "A juvenile biography of Cesar Chavez, civil rights and labor leader who founded the United Farm Workers union"--Provided by publisher. OL15036009W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Hal Marcovitz A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions. OL16028632W
Mother Jones, the miners' angel Mother Jones, the miners' angel Dale Fetherling This biography details the legacy of the most extraordinary woman labor agitator in American history. The life of Mother Jones "is an epic, and it is the shame of American writers that it has never b… OL18263361W
Elegy on the death of César Chávez Elegy on the death of César Chávez Rudolfo A. Anaya A poem eulogizing the Mexican American labor activist Cesar Chavez and his work helping organize migrant farm workers. OL18306559W
The Lexicon of labor The Lexicon of labor R. Emmett Murray From Frederick Douglass to César Chavez, from the Haymarket Riots in 1886 to the Change to Win federation formed in 2005, this classic labor lexicon provides concise, sketches of over five hundred ke… OL1852456W
César Chávez César Chávez Gloria D. Miklowitz A brief biography of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American union leader who fought to get migrant farm workers better wages. OL1873925W
Becoming Cesar Chavez Becoming Cesar Chavez George Elfie Ballis,Michelle Roman Biography of the Mexican American labor leader who created the United Farm Workers union. OL23792381W
César Chávez and la causa César Chávez and la causa Dan La Botz xii, 210 p. ; 20 cm OL2417648W
Ela Bhatt Ela Bhatt Jyotsna Sreenivasan Despite her own privileged upbringing, Ela Bhatt decided to dedicate herself to improving the lives of India's poorest and most oppressed citizens—especially its women. In the midst of India’s bustli… OL3376975W
Farmworker's friend Farmworker's friend David R. Collins Examines the life and accomplishments of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights. OL38447W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Consuelo Rodriguez Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions. OL4473998W
The Breaker Whistle Blows The Breaker Whistle Blows Ellis Wynne Roberts In this volume the breaker whistle is the symbol for recalling some selected highlights of the anthracite coal era, a period of about 100 years between the Avondale Mining Disaster in 1869 and the Kn… OL5159626W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Denise Rinaldo v. cm OL6029307W
Eugene Debs: American Socialist Eugene Debs: American Socialist Anne Terry White A biography of the trade union leader, political activist, and pacifist who ran five times as the socialist candidate for president. OL6585024W
Famous American labor leaders Famous American labor leaders L. Edmond Leipold Brief biographies of ten leaders in the American labor movement including Samuel Gompers, John L. Lewis, and David Dubinsky. OL6608294W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez David Seidman Discusses the life and work of Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader who organized the farm worker's union, United Farm Workers. OL848542W
Harvesting Hope Harvesting Hope Kathleen Krull A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable… OL97664W
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