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| Title: | Life & Times of Richard Castro
: Bridging a Cultural Divide |
| Author: | Richard Gould |
| ISBN: | 0942576500 : 9780942576504 |
| Illustrations: | 20 b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 280 |
| Weight: | .574 Kg. |
| Published: | University Press of Colorado (Colorado Historical Society) - November 2007 |
| List Price: | 16.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Colorado: Ethnic studies: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
Hispanic leader Richard Castro was not above a good street fight. Denver police beat him bloody during a 1960s confrontation, and political rivals later shot him and bombed his home. But he emerged from the early struggles of Denver's Hispanic movement -- el Movimento -- to become one of Colorado's most important political figures. During his ten years as a state representative and, later, as a key ally of Denver mayor Federico Pena, Castro personified the Hispanic community's new-found political power. "The Life and Times of Richard Castro" traces Castro's path from the streets of Denver to the chambers of the State Capital. It also chronicles a community's coming of age -- an event that transformed politics and society in Colorado and the West.
