Table of Contents
Series Foreword Ilan Stavans vii
Preface ix
I Considerations 1
Reading César Ilan Stavans 3
Negotiating César Jorge Mariscal 12
Teacher of Truth John C. Hammerback 42
The Final Struggle Richard Griswold del Castillo 46
The First and Last of the Chicano Leaders José Angel Gutiérrez 58
Mapping the New Global Spiritual Line Luis D. León 70
II Voices 93
A Catalyst for Change Josephine Méndez-Negrete 95
A Personal and Historical Testimony Richard G. García 106
La Causa's Self-Destruction Marco G. Prouty 113
from Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution Peter Matthiessen 120
Cesar's Ghost Frank Bardacke 135
from Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike John Gregory Dunne 143
Selected Bibliography 149
Index 151
About the Editor and Contributors 159