Bolívar : American liberator

Summary: An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat.

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ISBN: 1439124957 (ebk.)
ISBN: 9781439124956 (ebk.)
ISBN: 1439110190 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781439110195 (hbk.)
Physical Description: 603 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 25 cm
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Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [569]-580) and index.

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The road to Bogotá -- Rites of passage -- The innocent abroad -- Building a revolution -- The rise and fall of Miranda -- Glimpses of glory -- The legions of Hell -- A revolution struggles to life -- The hard way west -- The way to glory -- The chosen son -- Under the volcanoes -- In the empire of the sun -- The equilibrium of the universe -- Era of blunders -- Man of difficulties -- Plowing the sea -- The general in his labyrinth.

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Bolívar, Simón 1783-1830
Heads of state South America Biography
South America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830

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