Bolívar

It is astonishing that Simon Bol var, the great Liberator of South America, is not better known in the United States He freed six countries from Spanish rule, traveled than 75,000 miles on horseback to do so, and became the greatest figure in Latin American history His life is epic, heroic, straight out of Hollywood he fought battle after battle in punishing terrain, forged uncertain coalitions of competing forces and races, lost his beautiful wife soon after they married and never remarried although he did have a succession of mistresses, including one who held up the revolution and another who saved his life , and he died relatively young, uncertain whether his achievements would endure. Free Download [ Bolívar ] by [ Marie Arana ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr All I know about Simon Bolivar is what I read in this book, so I will spare everyone with trying to pick or pan this book in regards to history,legend or historical bias and leave that to the experts However, I feel I can comment authoritatively from a reader s perspective about the quality of this biography In that regard, it receives high marks Although I like biographies, I don t read many because I find myself plodding through them This wasn t a difficult read even though there was a lot All I know about Simon Bolivar is what I read in...OK, now that this is done I am happy I read it I knew practically nothing about Sim n Bolivar 1783 1830 Who s he He is the Venezuelan who freed South America from Spanish rule The battle for independence began in Venezuela in 1810, spread to Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru Final independence wasn t achieved until 14 years later Chile and Argentina were freed from Spanish rule by others, and that is not covered in this book The book follows the...As a member of the American Historical Association, I had already heard buzz about Bolivar American Liberator As someone who enjoyed undergrad Latin American history courses but still wanted to learnabout the subject, I had put the book right on the top of my to read list So when I received a copy of this book through the First Reads program, I couldn t have been happier.Make no mistake Bolivar is a hefty, intense read It weighs about as much as my cat and requires dedicated reading As a member of the American Historical Association, I had already heard buzz about Bolivar American Liberator As someone who enjoyed undergrad Latin American history courses but still wanted to learnabout the subject, I had put the book right on the top of my to read list So when I received a copy of this book through the First Reads program, I couldn t have been happier.Make no mistake Bolivar is a hefty, intense read It weighs about as much as my cat and requires dedicated reading Arana shows exceptional scholarship, and if you re someone who appreciates endnotes with your historiography, you ll enjoy her efforts What is so nice is that she manages to be both a good historian and a good writer simultaneously, which is always a nice treat Even though it took me a few weeks to get through it, it never lost my interest and always read well for me.Arana presents a factually balanced account of Bolivar while not doing too much to hide her personal reverence Which is a...Were there such a thing as an index of thanklessness, Sim n Bol var would no doubt earn one of the highest marks in history Born immensely rich in what is now Venezuela he died destitute He liberated much of South America from Spanish tyranny an area larger than that of modern Europe and for this he ended up hated and revil...I read this at the same time as my friend Trevor It s fun to have a work colleague who can get into a nerdy historical deep dive Anyway, this was a great book about one of the most remarkable people of the 19th century and from the Americas in any century What a dashing, heroic, strange larger than life I found this book to be a little too long, but at the same time I would have likedhistorical context regarding the countries that Bol var liberated They were all ruled by Spain, but th I read this at the same time as my friend Trevor It s fun to have a work colleague who can get into a nerdy historical deep dive Anyway, this was a great book about one of the most remarkable people of the 19th cen...Although there are sixteen cities or counties named for Venezuelan born Sim n Bol var in the United States including Bolivar Jefferson County WV the real Great Liberator the man behind the elaborate uniforms he s pictured in is not very well known in the United States Marie Arana of The Washington Post remedies that in her masterful, comprehensive and very readable biography, Bol var American Liberator Even so, the military leader politician s life and philosophy was so compli Although there are sixteen cities or counties named for Venezuelan born Sim n Bol var in the United States including Bolivar Jefferson County WV the real Great Liberator the man behind the elaborate uniforms he s pictured in is not very well known in the United States Marie Arana of The Washington Post remedies that in her masterful, comprehensive and very readable biography, Bol var American Libera...I noted a recent review of Bolivar, realized how little I knew of The George Washington of South America, put it out on my Christmas wish list, and the most literary of my lovely granddaughters made my wish come true.Marie Arana s lively version of Simon Bolivar s life, a life with peaks high as the Andes loftiest and as low as the valleys in between, sings with inspired prose and clarifies as tangled a web of alliances and betrayals as the history of any revolution in the world can offer Bo I noted a recent review of Bolivar...It was serendipity in the form of a Goodreads New Releases mailer that brought this book to my attention I ve been curious about the famous South American Liberator for some time now, and, then, there it was featured by the awesome editorial team a new biography Bol var led a pretty interesting life The son of a very wealthy Venezuelan family, he lost both his parents and a brother very young As an orphan, he was passed around from one relative to another, all of whom wereinterested It was serendipity in the form of a Goodreads New Releases mailer that brought this book to my attention I ve been curious about the famous South American Liberator for some time now, and, then, there it was featured by the awesome editorial team a new biography Bol var led a pretty interesting life The son of a very wealthy Venezuelan family, he lost both his parents and a brother very young As an orphan, he was passed around from one relative to another, all of whom wereinterested in his wealth than in his well being Nonetheless, he received a first class education and got the opportunity to travel wildly, particularly to Napoleon s france It was in Europe that Sim n met the love of his life and discovered his true calling Blah blah blah A lot happened, including ...This was something of an impulse read in the sense that when I saw it on a table at a BN I realized that I knew next to nothing about him or South American history Additionally, I ve often wondered about the seemingly unfulfilled potential for South America to be a major political and economic force globally Certainly, they are rich in natural resources, and despite the pockets of extreme poverty, many South Amer...The fight for independence in South America s was muchcomplex than that of the 13 colonies to the north Despite the Spanish monarchy s ineffectiveness, it conferred great benefits the South American elite born on its soil and was rewarded with deep loyalty In the North American Revolution, race was sidelined by a very restrictive slave system but South America had thecomplex and entrenched caste system Pedigree, including birth location in the new world or the old and blood per The fight for independence in South America s was muchcomplex than that of the 13 colonies to the north Despite the Spanish monarchy s ineffectiveness, it conferred great benefits the South American elite born on its soil and was rewarded with deep loyalty ...

• English
• 05 August 2018
Marie Arana
• Hardcover
• 603 pages
• 1439110190
• Marie Arana
• Bolívar