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Bezig met laden... Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution (1969)door Peter Matthiessen
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. It is easy to write a biography of a hero and to see him only at his best. Peter Matthiessen does so much more in Sal Si Puedes. By focusing his history around the time he spent with Cesar Chavez he gives the narrative the immediacy that is so often lacking from biography. By depicting his subject in such nuance, Matthiessen brings Chavez to life in a way that celebrates his humanity. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In the summer of 1968 Peter Matthiessen met Cesar Chavez for the first time. They were the same age: forty-one. Matthiessen lived in New York City, while Chavez lived in the Central Valley farm town of Delano, where the grape strike was unfolding. This book is Matthiessen's panoramic yet finely detailed account of the three years he spent working and traveling with Chavez, including to Sal Si Puedes, the San Jose barrio where Chavez began his organizing. Matthiessen provides a candid look into the many sides of this enigmatic and charismatic leader who lived by the laws of nonviolence. Sal Si Puedes is less reportage than living history. In its pages a whole era comes alive: the Chicano, Black Power, and antiwar movements; the browning of the labor movement; Chavez's fasts; the nationwide boycott of California grapes. When Chavez died in 1993, tens of thousands gathered at his funeral. It was a clear sign of how beloved he was and how important his life had been. A new foreword by Marc Grossman considers the significance of Chavez's legacy for our time. As well as serving as an indispensable guide to the 1960's, this book rejuvenates the extraordinary vitality of Chavez's life and spirit, giving his message a renewed and much-needed urgency. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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