| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 344 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Texas A & M University military history series ; no. 86 |
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Texas A & M University military history series ; 86.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and index. |
| Contents |
The education of a liberator -- Introduction : Bolivar and Washington -- A young man seeks his destiny, 1783-1806 -- Stirrings of independence, 1807-10 -- Struggling for independence -- Disasters for the foolish Fatherland, 1811-12 -- Victories from Mompox to Araure, 1812-13 -- Spain's reconquest of its colonies -- Boves and royalist resurgence, 1814-15 -- Regrouping in Jamaica, 1815-16 -- From optimism at Aux Cayes to disaster at Ocumare, 1816 -- Frustration from Jacmel to Guayana, 1816-17 -- |
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Patriot resurgence, Spanish collapse -- From frustration on the llanos to victory at Boyac, 1818-19 -- Armistice : joining with San Martin to turn the tide, 1820-21 -- Delirium over Manuela and Chimborazo, 1822 -- Final triumph in Peru, 1823-25 -- Political failure to postmortem glory -- Trying to hold Gran Colombia together, 1825-28 -- Political decline and death, 1828-30 -- From demagogue to demigod. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Bolivar, Simon, 1783-1830.
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Heads of state -- South America -- Biography.
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South America -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
De Grummond, Jane Lucas, 1905-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1585442399 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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