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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464150203321

Autore

Castro Raul H. <1916->

Titolo

Adversity is my angel [[electronic resource] ] : the life and career of Raúl H. Castro / / Raúl H. Castro and Jack L. August, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fort Worth, Tex., : TCU Press, c2009

ISBN

1-283-97160-7

0-87565-477-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

AugustJack L

Disciplina

327.730092 B

Soggetti

Governors - Arizona

Ambassadors - United States

Hispanic Americans - Arizona

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-126) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ancestors and immigrants -- High school and the world beyond -- Crucible of optimism: higher education at Arizona State Teachers College in Flagstaff -- Return to the borderlands -- The law -- Pima County attorney -- Superior court judge -- Ambassador to El Salvador and LBJ -- Ambassador to Bolivia -- Governor of Arizona -- Ambassador to Argentina.

Sommario/riassunto

Adversity is My Angel traces the astounding life of Raul H. Castro, first and only Hispanic governor of Arizona, through his childhood as a Mexican immigrant in a harsh land to his election as governor of the state and presidential appointments as ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina. It chronicles how he overcame personal and racial prejudice to rise to the highest levels of accomplishment.