Description
1969 First printing. Dust jacket has some wear and small tears along the sides. Hardcover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and marks. Spine has some wear on the top and bottom. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.
This first edition of “Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and The New American Revolution” by Peter Matthiessen offers a rare glimpse into the life and work of Cesar Chavez, one of the most influential civil rights activists of the 20th century. Published in 1969, at the height of Chavez’s non-violent struggle for farm workers’ rights, this book captures the spirit of the United Farm Workers movement and the broader social upheaval of the 1960s. Matthiessen, a renowned writer and co-founder of the Paris Review, spent years alongside Chavez and his followers, documenting their boycotts, marches, and fasts with keen insight and empathy. This copy, though bearing the signs of age and use, remains a valuable artifact of a pivotal moment in American history, when a grassroots movement challenged the status quo and inspired generations of activists to come.
