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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-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Adversity is my angel [[electronic resource] ] : the life and career of Raúl H. Castro / / Raúl H. Castro and Jack L. August, Jr Visualizza cluster
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  
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-97160-7
0-87565-477-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808277403321
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