TY - BOOK AU - Arana,Marie TI - Bolívar: American liberator SN - 1439110190 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Bolívar, Simón, KW - Heads of state KW - South America KW - Biography KW - History KW - Wars of Independence, 1806-1830 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-580) and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -