Adversity Is My Angel: The Life and Career of Raul H. Castro

by Jack L. August Jr. and Raul H. Castro

Ra l H. Castro was the first Hispanic governor of Arizona, ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Born in Mexico in 1916, he moved with his family to a small mining community in Arizona in 1926. His earliest memories include collecting cactus fruit in the desert for food. His childhood served as a metaphor for Mexican and American attitudes of mutual suspicion and distrust. Castro, nevertheless, defied the odds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875653782
• ISBN13: 9780875653785
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"