Cesar Chavez : crusader for social change /

Cesar Chavez : crusader for social change /

Presents the life of Cesar Chavez, focusing primarily on his work organizing the National Farm Workers Association and working for improved working and living conditions for all Mexican Americans.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Haugen, Brenda
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, [2008]
Series:	Signature lives.
Subjects:	Chavez, Cesar, > 1927-1993 > Juvenile literature. Chavez, Cesar, > 1927-1993. United Farm Workers > History > Juvenile literature. United Farm Workers > History. Labor leaders > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers > Biography > Juvenile literature. Labor leaders. Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers. Mexican Americans > Biography.

Table of Contents:

Finding his purpose in life
Early life lessons
Migrant workers
Fighting for social justice
Building a union
On strike
Long road
Working for change
Protesting against dangerous pesticides
Leader to th every end
Life and times
Life at a glance
Additional resources
Glossary
Source notes
Select bibliography
Index
Image credits.