02192cam a2200373 4500 1164178643 TxAuBib 20130430120000.0 120830s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012034661 9781439110195 1439110190 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Arana, Marie. Bolivar : American liberator / Marie Arana. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013. 603 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The road to Bogota -- 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. Library Journal Prepub Alert, 040913, p. 60. Kirkus Review - Adult,020113. Publisher's Weekly,021813. Booklist, 030113, p. 16. Library Journal, 040113, p. 87. 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. 20130430. Bolívar, Simón 1783-1830. Heads of state South America Biography. South America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1215/2012034661-b.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1215/2012034661-d.html Publisher description TXKIP