The Mule Boy

By Internecio Pulicorum

In the shadow of the Andes, a boy becomes a man--and a continent finds freedom. It's 1814, and Tomás "Tomasito" Guzmán, a limping, illiterate mule boy, stumbles into José de San Martín's audacious Campaña Libertadora--a real-life crusade to liberate South America from Spanish rule. From Mendoza's dust to Chile's blood-soaked valleys and Peru's chaotic shores, Tomasito hauls more than mules; he carries the weight of a revolution. In this sprawling, visceral tale, San Martín's historic march--crossing the Andes, crushing royalists at Chacabuco and Maipú, declaring Peru free--unfolds through a kid who'd rather run than fight. But fight he does, with rocks and grit, alongside sharp-tongued Ana "La Chilena" and the fading general himself. The Mule Boy's Burden blends raw history with rawer humanity--mule dung, cannon smoke, and condor-haunted dreams. It's a coming-of-age epic where freedom's cost is personal, brutal, and unforgettable. For fans of historical fiction with a pulse, this is San Martín's legend, reimagined through the eyes of the smallest soul who helped make it real.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5MB76VV
• ISBN13: 9798280418653
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 89 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.2" x 5.5"