02475nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003600112040002100148035002000169050002500189082002300214100003100237245011400268250001200382260006700394300003100461490006100492504006600553505050600619505041301125533015201538600003801690650004601728651006101774655002901835700003601864710001701900830005801917856012601975ebr10046129CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||020924s2003    txuab   sbi   001 0 eng    z  2002015717  z1585442399 (cloth : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)5409307314aF2235.3b.S66 2003eb04a980/.02/092aB2211 aSlatta, Richard W.,d1947-10aSim�on Bol�ivar's quest for gloryh[electronic resource] /cRichard W. Slatta and Jane Lucas De Grummond.  a1st ed.  aCollege Station [Texas] :bTexas A&M University Press,cc2003.  axii, 344 p. :bill., maps.1 aTexas A & M University military history series ;vno. 86  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and index.0 aThe education of a liberator -- Introduction : Bol�ivar 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 --0 aPatriot resurgence, Spanish collapse -- From frustration on the llanos to victory at Boyac, 1818-19 -- Armistice : joining with San Mart�in 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aBol�ivar, Sim�on,d1783-1830. 0aHeads of statezSouth AmericavBiography. 0aSouth AmericaxHistoryyWars of Independence, 1806-1830. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aDe Grummond, Jane Lucas,d1905-2 aebrary, Inc. 0aTexas A & M University military history series ;v86.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10046129zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view