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THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS. CESAR CHAVEZ AND THE FARMWORKERS MOVEMENT, Susan Ferriss and Ricardo Sandoval, edited by Diana Hembree, hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, stated first edition and first printing, richly illustrated with B/W photos, 1997. BOOK CONDITION: near fine. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. No bookplate or signature of prior owner. Not a library book or remainder. The black & white boards are in near fine condition (slight bumping of spine). The dust jacket is in near fine condition. 9 ¼ x 7 ¼, 333 pages, 28 ounces XX [From the dust jacket flaps] In the dirt fields of California and Arizona, in the lush vineyards of the Napa Valley, in the borderlands between the U.S. and Mexico, and in supermarkets throughout America and the world, Cesar Chavez wrought monumental changes that will continue to reverberate for years to come. Chavez's life and work transformed American society and his name has become synonymous with the struggle of American migrant farmworkers for dignity and justice through the United Farm Workers union. THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS tells the dramatic story of Chavez and the UFW in words and in an extraordinary collection of photographs, many of which have not been previously published. Like Gandhi and King, Cesar Chavez was a brilliant student of the human heart, a leader who never compromised his principles, a teacher to the world. Born to a farming family in Arizona who lost their land in the Depression, Chavez dedicated his life to the struggles of migrant farmworkers, ultimately inspiring them to challenge the giant agribusinesses of the West. Yet he was also a complex man whose decisions sometimes frustrated coworkers, and in the decade before his death in 1993 the UFW was sometimes divided over its mission. To address the union's battles within and without, Susan Ferriss and Ricardo Sandoval have brought to THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS the voices of the men and women who were there, those who loved Chavez and those who opposed him. In addition, essays, letters, poems, and archival material, all filled with personal observations about migrant life and passionate feeling for Chavez, add unusual depth to this biography. These include an elegy from Rudolfo Anaya, an excerpt from Peter Matthiessen's moving eulogy, and Gary Soto's beautiful foreword. At once intimate portrait and social history, THE FIGHT IN THE FIELDS not only follows Chavez's career but offers a convincing and moving argument for the continuing relevance of his legacy. XX SUSAN FERRISS is an award-winning immigration and Latino affairs reporter for the San Francisco Examiner. She also produced and directed The Golden Cage (1989), an acclaimed documentary on Mexican and Chicano farmworkers that Included interviews with Chavez. RICARDO SANDOVAL is the Mexico City correspondent for the San Jose Mercury News. He has covered farm labor and immigration for the Stockton Record, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and other newspapers.
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