{"product_id":"chasing-the-harvest-migrant-workers-in-california-agriculture-paperback","title":"Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriel Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLives from an invisible community--the migrant farmworkers of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e brought national attention to the condition of California's migrant farmworkers in the 1930s. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' grape and lettuce boycotts captured the imagination of the United States in the 1960s and '70s. Yet today, the stories of the more than 800,000 men, women, and children working in California's fields--one third of the nation's agricultural work force--are rarely heard, despite the persistence of wage theft, dangerous working conditions, and uncertain futures. This book of oral histories makes the reality of farm work visible in accounts of hardship, bravery, solidarity, and creativity in California's fields, as real people struggle to win new opportunities for future generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmong the narrators: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaricruz\u003c\/i\u003e, a single mother fired from a packing plant after filing a sexual assault complaint against her supervisor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberto\u003c\/i\u003e, a vineyard laborer in the scorching Coachella Valley who became an advocate for more humane working conditions after his teenage son almost died of heatstroke. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOscar\u003c\/i\u003e, an elementary school teacher in Salinas who wants to free his students from a life in the fields, the fate that once awaited him as a child.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent journalist who has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Harper's, New York, Slate, Mother Jones, Virginia Quarterly Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles about labor and immigration have won a number of prizes, including the Studs Terkel Media Award and the Sidney Award. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52634697007411,"sku":"9781786632210","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fDeeijmIKE9781786632210.webp?v=1762249966","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/chasing-the-harvest-migrant-workers-in-california-agriculture-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}