Arana, Marie,    1949- <br/><br/>
Bolívar :  American liberator / 
Marie Arana. 
 - London :  Weidenfeld & Nicolson,   2014. 
 - 603 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :   illustrations (some colour), maps ;   20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [569]-580) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781780226170 1780226179 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830. <br/>Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830 --Biografías<br/>Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830 --Pensamiento político y social
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Heads of state--South America--Biography.<br/>Jefes de Estado--América del Sur --Biografías 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>South America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.<br/>América del Sur --Historia--Guerras de Independencia, 1806-1830.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>120 F 2235.3  / B689A 2014  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>980/.02092