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Author Slatta, Richard W., 1947-

Title Simón Bolívar's quest for glory / Richard W. Slatta and Jane Lucas De Grummond.

Publication Info. College Station [Tex.] : Texas A & M University Press, [2003]
©2003

Item Status

Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xii, 344 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Texas A & M University military history series ; no. 86
Texas A & M University military history series ; 86.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index.
Contents The education of a liberator -- Introduction : Bolívar 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.
Patriot resurgence, Spanish collapse -- From frustration on the llanos to victory at Boyac, 1818-19 -- Armistice : joining with San Martín 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.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Summary Chronicles the life of Simon Bolivar, one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in Latin American history, focusing on his extensive military career.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830.
Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830.
Wars of Independence (South America : 1806-1830)
Bolívar, Simón.
Heads of state -- South America -- Biography.
Heads of state.
South America.
Chronological Term 1806 - 1830
Genre/Form Biographies.
Electronic books.
History.
Biographies.
Added Author De Grummond, Jane Lucas, 1905-
Other Form: Print version: Slatta, Richard W., 1947- Simón Bolívar's quest for glory. 1st ed. College Station [Tex.] : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003 1585442399 (DLC) 2002015717 (OCoLC)50694786
ISBN 1585448893 (electronic book)
9781585448890 (electronic book)
9781585442393 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1585442399 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1299053718 (e-book)
9781299053717 (e-book)