Description: Brand New! Handsome hardcover with perfect dust jacket. Same edition, 3rd printing. Completely unmarked and unused. Smoke-Free/Pet-Free. 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. It is astonishing that Simón Bolívar, the great Liberator of South America, is not better known in the United States. He freed six countries from Spanish rule, traveled more than 75,000 miles on horseback to do so, and became the greatest figure in Latin American history. His life is epic, heroic, straight out of Hollywood: he fought battle after battle in punishing terrain, forged uncertain coalitions of competing forces and races, lost his beautiful wife soon after they married and never remarried (although he did have a succession of mistresses, including one who held up the revolution and another who saved his life), and he died relatively young, uncertain whether his achievements would endure. Drawing on a wealth of primary documents, novelist and journalist Marie Arana brilliantly captures early nineteenth-century South America and the explosive tensions that helped revolutionize Bolívar. In 1813 he launched a campaign for the independence of Colombia and Venezuela, commencing a dazzling career that would take him across the rugged terrain of South America, from Amazon jungles to the Andes mountains. From his battlefield victories to his ill-fated marriage and legendary love affairs, Bolívar emerges as a man of many facets: fearless general, brilliant strategist, consummate diplomat, passionate abolitionist, gifted writer, and flawed politician. A major work of history, Bolívar colorfully portrays a dramatic life even as it explains the rivalries and complications that bedeviled Bolívar’s tragic last days. It is also a stirring declaration of what it means to be a South American. Packaging and Shipping: Always carefully wrapped when shipped. Calculate your shipping by entering your zip code or country. International Buyers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Price: 37.99 USD
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Bolivar : American Liberator
Number of Pages: 624 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 1.7 in
Topic: Presidents & Heads of State, Latin America / South America, Historical, Military
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 33.3 Oz
Author: Marie Arana
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
