Bolivar American Liberator

Name: Bolivar American Liberator
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ISBN: 9781439110195

ISBN-10: 1439110190

ISBN-13: 9781439110195

Edition: 2013

Authors: Marie Arana

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A sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic, this is the authoritative biography of the warrior-statesman who was the greatest figure in Latin American history.A larger-than-life figure from a tumultuous age, Simon Bolivar ignited a revolution, liberated six countries from Spanish rule and is revered as South America’s George Washington. Bolivia was named after him; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela still basks in his glory. And yet he remains little known to North American readers, in part because there has been no first-rate popular biography of the Great Liberator—until now.Drawing on a wealth of primary documents, novelist and journalist Marie Arana brilliantly captures early…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 624
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.420
Language: English

Marie Arana is editor of "The Washington Post Book World" as well as a feature writer for "The Post". She has served on the board of directors of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists as well as the National Book Critics Circle. She lives in Washington, D.C.




The Road to Bogotï¿½



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


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index