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THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND CESAR CHAVEZ.
Edition: Revised edition.
New York: Julian Messner, 1974. dj. Hardcover - Describes the causes and events of the California grape picker's strike, and Chavez's role in it. Photographs, suggestions for further readings, index. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-671-325051.
Condition: Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, no dj.
Book ID: 23959More details Price: $14.00 -
DELANO: The Story of the California Grape Strike
Edition: First printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, an account of the then 2 year old grape strike in the San Joaquin Valley, and of the leader of the farmworkers' movement, Cesar Chavez. llustrated with photographs by Ted Streshinsky. Dunne was the husband of Joan Didion. 176 pp. plus 16 pp of photographs.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (small previous owner's stamp, price-clipped.)
Book ID: 34237More details Price: $50.00 -
ORGANIZED LABOR AND THE BLACK WORKER 1619-1973.
Edition: First printing, second edition, a trade paperback.
New York: International Publishers, (1982). A book which has been described as the best one volume study of Blacks and the labor movement currently available. Includes a new preface by Foner Notes, selected bibliography and index. xi, 492 pp. ISBN: 0-717805948.
Condition: Good overall - bookstore stamp on front endpaper, faint college library stamp on edges of textblock.
Book ID: 79981More details Price: $15.00 -
HUELGA: The First Hundred Days of the Great Delano Grape Strike.
Edition: 2nd printing, a trade paperback (just one month after the first printing).
Delano, CA: Farm Worker Press, (1966). The author, the son of Modesto grape rancher, was a picket captain during the early days of the strike - this is a personal account of his experiences (not an official history). Illustrated with photographs by George Ballis, Harvey Richards, Bill Berg and Bill Esher. This book is the second project of the Farm Worker Press which was founded in 1964 by Cesar Chavez. vii1, 122 pp.
Condition: Near fine (some staining to upper corner of front cover, otherwise tight and clean).
Book ID: 74188More details Price: $15.00 -
TRADE UNION WOMEN: A Study of Their Participation in New York City Locals.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Praeger, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes bibliographical references and index. 179 pages. ISBN: 0-275-058506.
Condition: Near fine in olive green boards, no dj as issued.
Book ID: 21453More details Price: $25.00
