Taking on Giants: Fabián Chávez, Jr. and New Mexico Politics - David Roybal - Google Books

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Twelve-year-old Fabian Chavez Jr. grabbed a small cardboard suitcase and a few packaged snacks before hitchhiking 1,300 miles across two state lines. His parents in Santa Fe didn't learn of his intentions--or his whereabouts--until he was already midway…