Book description
The compelling oral history of a remarkable woman's life and political struggle.
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1 author picked Forged Under the Sun/ Forjada Bajo el Sol as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Time and again, I’ve given this book to folks in need of inspiration or opened it on a bad day to remind myself of the astonishing inventiveness, generosity, and stamina working people possess.
Recounting the life of a Mexican-American farm worker who became a community activist and union organizer, the book emerged from hundreds of hours of conversation in which Maria Elena Lucas told her story to Fran Leeper Buss and from hundreds of pages of creative writing Lucas had earlier produced. The result is riveting, because of the breadth of Lucas’s experience and the depth of what she shares…
From Priscilla's list on The best books on U.S. labor history that bring personal stories to life.
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