The crusades of Cesar Chavez: a biography

Part I. March 1927-April 1962. Home

Sal si puedes

The priest, the organizer, and the lumber handler

Cesar finds his calling

Staying organized

The first disciples

David vs. Goliath, round one

No hay mal que por bien no venga

Part II. April 1962-July 1970. Viva La Causa

Chavez in command

The strike

Beyond Delano

The first big test

Chavez the leader

The fast

The celebrity

The boycott

Contracts

Part III. July 1970-June 1975. A very different strike

Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz

Staking a national claim

Brother against brother

The perfect villain

The seeds are sown

The saint and the sinner

The end of the nonviolent Viet Cong

Part IV. June 1975-November 1978. Elections in the fields

The Crosby era

The cultural revolution

Slough off the old

Mecca

Trapped

The end game

Part V. November 1978-April 1993. From dream to nightmare

Una sola union

Playing defense

Chicano power

Selling the brand

The last fast

Three funerals.