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
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Texas A & M University military history series ; 86.
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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. |
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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.
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Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830. |
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Wars of Independence (South America : 1806-1830) |
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Bolívar, Simón. |
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Heads of state -- South America -- Biography.
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Heads of state. |
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South America. |
Chronological Term |
1806 - 1830 |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
De Grummond, Jane Lucas, 1905-
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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) |
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9781585448890 (electronic book) |
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9781585442393 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1585442399 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1299053718 (e-book) |
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9781299053717 (e-book) |
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