Simón Bolívar: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary

by Lester D. Langley

Book Overview

This compelling biography offers a unique perspective on the life and career of one of Latin America's most famous--and most adulated--historical figures. Departing from the conventional, narrow treatment of Bol var's role in the Spanish-American wars of independence (1810-1825), leading historian Lester D. Langley frames this remarkable figure as the quintessential Venezuelan rebel, who by circumstance and sheer will rose to be the continent's most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742537528
• ISBN13: 9780742537521
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"