Published by Floricanto Press. www.Floricanto Press.com www.LatinoBooks.Net #Latinobooks This is an illustrated, young adult biography of the labor leader. Born in Yuma, Arizona, in early life C sar Ch vez worked as a manual laborer and later served in the United States Navy in WWII. Ch vez became an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, along with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. In life, C sar brought many positive changes to many lives and even today his memory continues to inspire young and old alike. Denis O'Leary has been an educator for nearly three decades and long served in civil rights organizations as well has been an elected school Trustee for sixteen of those years. Denis O'Leary has authored fascinating books that reflect respect for diverse Latin American cultures such as Alba Walking in the Shadows, Esteban's Caravan, children's books about C sar Ch vez and Grandpa's Short Handled Hoe. Mr. O'Leary's illustrations and story is a tribute to C sar Ch vez, the labor leader and founder of the United Farmworkers' Union.
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