Encyclopedia of Cesar Chavez

This book is a unique single-volume treatment offering original source material on the life accomplishments disappointments and lasting legacy of one of American history''s most celebrated social reformers-Cesar Chavez.. Two decades after Cesar Chavez''s death this timely book chronicles the drive for a union of one of American society''s most exploited groups-farm workers. Encyclopedia of Cesar Chavez is a valuable one-volume source based on the most recent research and available documentation. Historian Roger Bruns documents how Chavez and his United Farm Workers (UFW) against formidable odds organized farm laborers into a force that for the first time successfully took on the might of California''s agribusiness interests to achieve greater wages and better working conditions.. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s a time of assassinations war protests civil rights battles and reform efforts for poor and minority citizens the approximately 100 entries in this encyclopedia provide a glimpse into the events organizations men and women and recurring themes that impacted the life of Cesar Chavez. It also contains a section of primary documentation-useful not only to enhance the understanding of this social and political movement but also as source material for students.