Dear San Antonio, I'm Gone but not Lost: Letters to the World from your Voting Rights Hero Willie Velasquez on the Occasion of his Rebirth 1944 - 1988 Contributor(s): Gonzalez, Barbara Renaud (Author) |
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ISBN: 1948955016 ISBN-13: 9781948955010 Publisher: Auris Books OUR PRICE: $14.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2018939903 |
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6" W x 9" (0.39 lbs) 112 pages |
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Publisher Description: It all started when he saved a man from drowning in a flood. Determined to spare his humble neighborhood from chronic and often fatal flooding, young Willie Velasquez would go on to transform the American electoral landscape. Based on a true story, Dear San Antonio, I'm Gone but not Lost details Willie's remarkable journey from neighborhood hero to American voting rights champion. Through a series of provocative letters penned by Willie from the beyond, author Barbara Renaud Gonzalez offers a fresh view of the civil rights movement from a Latino perspective and shows that heroes are human, too. Follow Willie through Texas and the Southwest, the East Coast, and door-to-door as he works tirelessly to empower Latinos through the power of the vote. |