Bolívar : American liberator
Arana, Marie
Bolívar : American liberator / Marie Arana - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster , 2013 - 603 p. : illus. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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.
9781439110195
2012034661
Bolivar, Simon , 1783-1830
Heads of state----South America----Biography
South America----History----Wars of Independence, 1806 - 1830
F2235.3 / .A876 2013
LAS 92 BOL
Bolívar : American liberator / Marie Arana - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster , 2013 - 603 p. : illus. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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.
9781439110195
2012034661
Bolivar, Simon , 1783-1830
Heads of state----South America----Biography
South America----History----Wars of Independence, 1806 - 1830
F2235.3 / .A876 2013
LAS 92 BOL
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