{"product_id":"trampling-out-the-vintage-cesar-chavez-and-the-two-souls-of-the-united-farm-workers-paperback","title":"Trampling Out the Vintage: Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Bardacke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever comprehensive history of the rise and fall of the United Farm Workers and its infamous leader, Cesar Chavez--\"one of the most attractive and charismatic figures U.S. politics has produced\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In its heyday, the United Farm Workers was an embodiment of its slogan \"Yes, we can\"--in the form \" Sí, Se Puede!\"--winning many labor victories, securing collective bargaining rights for farm workers, and becoming a major voice for the Latino community. Today, it is a mere shadow of its former self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrampling Out the Vintage\u003c\/i\u003e is the authoritative and award-winning account of the rise and fall of the United Farm Workers and its most famous and controversial leader, Cesar Chavez. Based interviews conducted over many years--with farm workers, organizers, and the opponents and friends of the UFW--the book tells a story of collective action and empowerment rich in evocative detail and stirring human interest. Beginning with the influence of the ideas of Saul Alinsky and Catholic Social Action at the union's founding, through the UFW's thrilling triumphs in the California fields, the drama concludes with the debilitating internal struggles that effectively crippled the union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A vivid rendering of farm work and the world of the farm worker, \u003ci\u003eTrampling Out the Vintage\u003c\/i\u003e is a dramatic reappraisal of the political trajectory of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers and an essential re-evaluation of their most tumultuous years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Bardacke\u003c\/b\u003e was active in the student and anti-war movements in Berkeley in the 1960s. He moved to California's Central Coast in 1970, worked for six seasons in the Salinas Valley fields, and taught at Watsonville Adult School for twenty-five years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTrampling Out the Vintage: Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Liberals and Great Blue Herons: Land, Labor and Politics in the Pajaro Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, and a translator of \u003ci\u003eShadows of Tender Fury: The Letters and Communiqués of Subcomandante Marcos and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 856\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978556047661,"sku":"9781781680667","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dHcxMzNMa1FyYzVXcU53RldrbzZaQT09.webp?v=1775805793","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/trampling-out-the-vintage-cesar-chavez-and-the-two-souls-of-the-united-farm-workers-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}