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Slatta Richard W. <1947-> |
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Titolo |
Simón Bolívar's quest for glory [[electronic resource] /] / Richard W. Slatta and Jane Lucas De Grummond |
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College Station [Texas], : Texas A&M University Press, c2003 |
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1-299-05371-8 |
1-60344-729-6 |
1-58544-889-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (365 p.) |
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Collana |
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Texas A & M University military history series ; ; no. 86 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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De GrummondJane Lucas <1905-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Heads of state - South America |
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South America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 -- |
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. |
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