{"product_id":"bolivar-american-liberator-paperback","title":"Bolivar: American Liberator - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarie Arana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant biography that \"reads like a wonderful novel but is researched like a masterwork of history\" (Walter Isaacson, author of \u003ci\u003eSteve Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e), this is the epic story of the famous South American general and statesman Simón Bolívar.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimón Bolívar--\u003ci\u003eEl Libertador\u003c\/i\u003e--freed six countries from Spanish rule and is still the most revered figure in South America today. He traveled from Amazon jungles to the Andes mountains, engaged in endless battles and forged fragile coalitions of competing forces and races. He lived an epic life filled with heroism, tragedy (his only wife died young), and legend (he was saved from an assassination attempt by one of his mistresses). In \u003ci\u003eBolívar\u003c\/i\u003e, Marie Arana has written a sweeping biography that is as bold and as passionate as its subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of primary documents, Arana vividly captures the early 19th-century South America that made Bolívar the man he became: fearless general, brilliant strategist, consummate diplomat, dedicated abolitionist, gifted writer, and flawed politician. A major work of history, \u003ci\u003eBolívar\u003c\/i\u003e not only portrays a dramatic life in all its glory, but is also a stirring declaration of what it means to be South American.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarie Arana was born in Lima, Peru. She is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eAmerican Chica\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels, \u003ci\u003eCellophane \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Lima Nights\u003c\/i\u003e; the prizewinning biography \u003ci\u003eBolivar\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Silver, Sword, and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, a narrative history of Latin America; \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection from her well-known column for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLatinoLand\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and lives in Washington, DC, and Lima, Peru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464078516531,"sku":"9781439110201","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/e3AkZCbo0w9781439110201.webp?v=1781549652","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/bolivar-american-liberator-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}