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Sal Si Puedes 

Cesar Chavez And the New American Revolution 

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Peter MatthiessenSal Si Puedes (1972)
Cesar Chavez And the New American Revolution
A non fiction book by Peter Matthiessen

 
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 Sal Si Puedes, the San Jose barrio where his career as a union organizer took off. This book is Matthiessen's panoramic yet finely detailed account of the three years he spent traveling and working with Chavez. In it, Matthiessen provides a candid look into the many sides of this enigmatic and charismatic leader who lived by the laws of nonviolence.
More than thirty years later, Sal Si Puedes is less reportage than living history. A whole era comes alive in its pages: the Chicano, Black Power, and antiwar movements; the browning of the labor movement; Chavez's series of hunger strikes; the nationwide boycott of California grapes. When Chavez died in 1993, thousands gathered at his funeral. It was a clear sign of how beloved he was, how important his life had been.
A new postscript by the author brings the reader up to date as to the events that have unfolded since the writing of Sal Si Puedes. Ilan Stavans's insightful foreword considers the significance of Chavez's legacy for our time. As well as serving as an indispensable guide to the 1960s, this book rejuvenates the extraordinary vitality of Chavez's life and spirit, giving his message a renewed and much-needed urgency.

 
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January 1982 : Hardback
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June 1972 : Hardback
Title: Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
Author(s): Peter Matthiessen
ISBN: 0-394-44356-X / 978-0-394-44356-0 (USA edition)
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January 1969 : Hardback
Title: SAL SI PUEDES: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
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1969 : Hardback
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November 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0520225848Title: Sal Si Puedes (Escape If You Can): Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
Author(s): Peter Matthiessen
ISBN: 0-520-22584-8 / 978-0-520-22584-8 (USA edition)
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1979 : Paperback
Title: Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
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January 1973 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: Sal Si Puedes - Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
Author(s): Peter Matthiessen
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1973 : Paperback
Title: Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
Author(s): Peter Matthiessen
ISBN: 0-394-48492-4 / 978-0-394-48492-1 (USA edition)
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January 1971 : Paperback
Title: Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
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January 1971 : Paperback
Title: Sal Si Puedes (Escape If You Can): Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
Author(s): Peter Matthiessen
ISBN: 0-440-07593-9 / 978-0-440-07593-6 (USA edition)
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January 1969 : Paperback
Title: Sal si puedes; Cesar Chavez and the new American revolution.
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December 2000 : Kindle edition
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