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xii, 344 p. : ill., maps. The 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 -- Patriot 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. Richard W. Slatta and Jane Lucas De Grummond. Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Bol�ivar, Sim�on 1783-1830 Heads of state South America Biography South America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830 F2235.3 .S66 2003eb 980/.02/092 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10046129 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10046129 CaPaEBR 020924 ebr10046129