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Bolívar : American liberator / Marie Arana.

Arana, Marie (Writer) (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781439110195
ISBN: 1439110190
Physical Description: 603 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-580) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.