Adversity is my angel [[electronic resource] ] : the life and career of Raúl H. Castro / / Raúl H. Castro and Jack L. August, Jr
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| Autore: |
Castro Raul H. <1916->
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| Titolo: |
Adversity is my angel [[electronic resource] ] : the life and career of Raúl H. Castro / / Raúl H. Castro and Jack L. August, Jr
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| Pubblicazione: | Fort Worth, Tex., : TCU Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (145 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 327.730092 B |
| Soggetto topico: | Governors - Arizona |
| Ambassadors - United States | |
| Hispanic Americans - Arizona | |
| Altri autori: |
AugustJack L
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Adversity is my angel |
| ISBN: | 1-283-97160-7 |
| 0-87565-477-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788507003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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