Simón Bolívar's quest for glory / Richard W. Slatta and Jane Lucas De Grummond.
| Author/creator | Slatta, Richard W., 1947- |
| Other author | De Grummond, Jane Lucas, 1905- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, |
| Description | xii, 344 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Subjects |
| Series | Texas A & M University military history series ; no. 86 Texas A & M University military history series ; 86. ^A193027 |
| 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 -- |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002015717 |
| ISBN | 1585442399 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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