In its heyday, the United Farm Workers was an embodiment of its slogan "Yes, we can"--in the form "Si, Se Puede "--winning many labor victories, securing collective bargaining rights for farm workers, and becoming a major voice for the Latino community. Today, it is a mere shadow of its former self.

Trampling Out the Vintage is the authoritative and award-winning account of the rise and fall of the United Farm Workers and its most famous and controversial leader, Cesar Chavez. Based interviews conducted over many years--with farm workers, organizers, and the opponents and friends...