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Books with title Cesar Chavez

  • Cesar Chavez

    Jonatha A Brown

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Jan. 1, 2004)
    - Time lines- Primary sources- Historic photos- Fact boxes- Glossary, Index- Sources of further information
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Bruce W. Conord

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 1992)
    A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Ginger Wadsworth, Professor of Philosophy Mark Schroeder

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 2001)
    During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive. Cesar Chavez felt this treatment was unfair and worked to secure more rights. He formed a Union and led strikes and marches that forced landowners to increase wages and improve working conditions. This account shows how Chavez inspired others, proving that it was not necessary to resort to violence to produce change.
  • Cesar Chavez

    Jonatha A. Brown

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2005)
    A biography of the United Farm Workers leader describes his struggles to improve conditions for migrant agricultural laborers.
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Maria E. Cedeno

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1993)
    Twenty photographs mark an overview of the life and struggle of Cesar Chavez, the union leader who has spent his life trying to improve the lives of migrant farm workers.
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Kitty Patricia Shea

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2004)
    A biography of Cesar Chavez, an individual who tried to help improve migrant farmworkers' lives by showing them how they could get paid more, be treated better, and become United States citizens.
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  • Cesar Chavez

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    Unknown Binding (McGraw-Hill, March 1, 2009)
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Jonatha A. Brown

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2005)
    A biography of the United Farm Workers leader describes his struggles to improve conditions for migrant agricultural laborers.
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Consuelo Rodriguez

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, Oct. 1, 1992)
    A biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Brian Baughan

    Paperback (Mason Crest, Jan. 30, 2009)
    Looks at the life and career of the labor leader known for establishing the United Farm Workers union.
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  • Who Was Cesar Chavez?

    Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ, Ted Hammond

    Library Binding (Penguin Workshop, Feb. 7, 2017)
    Learn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist.When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. Along with Dolores Huerta, he cofounded the National Farmworkers Association. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse Jackson.
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  • Cesar Chavez

    Kathleen Tracy

    Hardcover (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Oct. 1, 2003)
    A biography of the life and accomplishments of the founder of the United Farm Workers of America, Cesar Chavez, discussing his nonviolent fight for migrant farm workers.
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