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5.0
Wow.
I love this book. I want a copy for my home library some day. Justin Akers Chacón has done a remarkably detailed, engaging, and fascinating job with this text. He covers essentially the first half of the 20th century regarding the organizing efforts and progress of the Mexican American working class throughout the United States and touching on several times, in Mexico itself. The historical writing is both interesting and powerfully-written, making it a valuable text for anyone interested in the subject and time period. Chacón devotes multiple chapters to the efforts of radical women as well as men, determined to remember them with as much detail as possible, including my favorite (and hometown heroine) Emma Tenayuca, while introducing me to a few new favorite's - Josefina Fierro, Luisa Moreno, and Lucy Gonzalez Parsons.
This tome seems almost exhaustive, and would certainly make a thorough addition to any course, while is well-written enough to make an enjoyable personal (albeit long) read. Highly recommend.
I love this book. I want a copy for my home library some day. Justin Akers Chacón has done a remarkably detailed, engaging, and fascinating job with this text. He covers essentially the first half of the 20th century regarding the organizing efforts and progress of the Mexican American working class throughout the United States and touching on several times, in Mexico itself. The historical writing is both interesting and powerfully-written, making it a valuable text for anyone interested in the subject and time period. Chacón devotes multiple chapters to the efforts of radical women as well as men, determined to remember them with as much detail as possible, including my favorite (and hometown heroine) Emma Tenayuca, while introducing me to a few new favorite's - Josefina Fierro, Luisa Moreno, and Lucy Gonzalez Parsons.
This tome seems almost exhaustive, and would certainly make a thorough addition to any course, while is well-written enough to make an enjoyable personal (albeit long) read. Highly recommend.
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