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_b.A876 2013
082 0 4 _aLAS 92 BOL
100 1 _aArana, Marie
245 1 0 _aBolĂ­var
_b: American liberator
_c/ Marie Arana
250 _a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 _aNew York
_b: Simon & Schuster
_c, 2013
300 _a603 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aAn 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.
600 1 0 _aBolivar, Simon
_d, 1783-1830
650 0 _aHeads of state
_z--South America
_v--Biography
651 0 _aSouth America
_x--History
_y--Wars of Independence, 1806 - 1830
942 _cLAS
999 _c271597
_d271597