02613nam 2200601 a 450 991080827740332120230721050256.01-283-97160-70-87565-477-0(CKB)3240000000068828(EBL)1077368(OCoLC)798297939(SSID)ssj0000606820(PQKBManifestationID)11368173(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606820(PQKBWorkID)10582013(PQKB)10943065(MiAaPQ)EBC1077368(MdBmJHUP)muse11531(Au-PeEL)EBL1077368(CaPaEBR)ebr10631162(CaONFJC)MIL428410(EXLCZ)99324000000006882820081017d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdversity is my angel[electronic resource] the life and career of Raúl H. Castro /Raúl H. Castro and Jack L. August, JrFort Worth, Tex. TCU Pressc20091 online resource (145 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-87565-378-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-126) and index.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.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.GovernorsArizonaBiographyAmbassadorsUnited StatesBiographyHispanic AmericansArizonaBiographyGovernorsAmbassadorsHispanic Americans327.730092 BCastro Raul H.1916-1659836August Jack L1643983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808277403321Adversity is my angel4014676UNINA