Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian Crusader VOLUME ONE: The Years, 1914-1960

Very light wear, spine bumped near tail. 495 pages, Notes, Sources, Index. Illustrated with photos, drawings.

From Publisher:

Journalist and spectacularly successful governor, Carlos Lacerda was Brazil's foremost orator in this century and its most controversial politician. He might have become president in the 1960s had not the military taken over. In the first volume, John F. W. Dulles paints a portrait of a rebellious youth, who had the willfulness of his prominent father and who crusaded for Communism before becoming its most outspoken foe. Recalling Lacerda's rallying cry, Brazil must be shaken up, Dulles traces the career of the journalist whose unsparing attacks on the men in power led authorities to imprison him and employ thugs who pummeled him physically. Lacerda's spirited oratory helped him become Brazil's most popular congressman, but it scared the rulers of Brazil, who prohibited the broadcast of his speeches after he returned from exile in 1956. Their effort to deprive him of his mandate stirred the entire nation and culminated in one of the most dramatic sessions ever held in the Chamber of Deputies.

Product Info

ISBN: 0292711255

ISBN-13: 9780292711259

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Year: 1991

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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