The emergence of Latin American firebrands who champion the cause of the impoverished and rail against the evils of neoliberalism and Yankee imperialismHugo Chvez in Venezuela, Evo Morales in Bolivia, Nstor Kirchner in Argentina, Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador in Mexicohas changed the landscape of the Americas in dramatic ways. This is the first biography to appear in English about one of these charismatic figures, who is known in his country by his adopted nickname of Little Ray of Hope.