In this first English language biography of South America's greatest hero, Simn Bolivar's life unfolds like a Greek tragedy. From defeat, he rises to triumph, liberates Venezuela, Columbia, Panam, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, falls into disfavor and exile, only to be worshipped, idolized, and deified after his death.
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"Boyd paints a fascinating picture of Bolivar, a fighter devoted tot he highest principles." ----Americas "...Bill Boyd, in 'Bolivar-Liberator of a Continent,' has produced the stirring story of another great national hero." ---Cincinnati Post
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I have read "Bolivar: Liberator of a Continent" from cover to cover and found it not only enjoyable reading but also most informative about the life of this great man. (bill boyd) has succeeded in putting flesh and bone on well-known historical figures. (His) depictions of them are completely accurate as are (the) descriptions of the events of the period. It is a book that not only scholars but everyone will enjoy.
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A Dramatized Biography of The Liberator of Seven Nations,
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Yes, they are seven including Guyana. A nice and easy to read biography of the most important military and statesman in the Meridian America. An interesting twist of the book is the enormous affinity and love that Bolivar felt for the United States of America, a country that he visited in 1806. He had personal contact with Lafayette, Washington, Jefferson, and had a locket with Washington's hair up to his last moment of life. Bolivar's amazing persistence, love for women [his "musae"], physical strength in a minute body, vision of the future, generosity [he ruined himself in fighting his wars], his abolition of slavery [if not final, his conception of it] all, come nicely in this obligatory book in the Bolivar's collection.
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Excerpts from a letter from: Pablo Antonio Thalassinos, Minister of Education, Republica de Panama --"I have read "Bolivar: Liberator of a Continent" from cover to cover and found it not only enjoyable reading, but also most informative about the life of this great man. (Bill Boyd) has succeeded in putting flesh and bone on well-known historical figures. Moreover the depictions of them are completely accurate as are the descriptions of the events of the period. It is a book that not only scholars but everyone will enjoy."
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