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Sim-n Bol'var: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary (Latin American Silhouettes)

Sim-n Bol'var: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary (Latin American Silhouettes)

by Lester D. Langley (Author)

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    Illustrated 2009

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Synopsis

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 Bolivar'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 noted revolutionary and liberator. In the process, he became both a unifying and a divisive presence whose symbolic influence remains powerful even today. As the author convincingly explains, he remains the most relevant figure of the revolutionary age in the Americas.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 168
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 28 Mar 2009
ISBN 10: 0742537528
ISBN 13: 9780742537521

Media Reviews
Lester Langley's succinct Simon Bolivar: Venezuelan Rebel, American Revolutionary fills a gap in both the historiography and the marketplace... The work reads well for Langley's intended audience of undergraduates and general readers. The chronological organization allows Langley to assess the broad outline of Bolivar's life in an easily accessible way... Bolivar, like Thomas Jefferson, remains enigmatic. Langley's biography clarifies the mystery a little, and places Bolivar firmly where he belongs, in the pantheon of American (hemispherically speaking) heroes. Journal Of Historical Biography Langley moves Simon Bolivar to the center stage of 'American' politics in this masterful biography, which ranges from the eighteenth-century stage of Enlightenment philosophy to the twenty-first century of Venezuela under Hugo Chavez, one of the Liberator's greatest admirers. This is vintage Langley and an essential read if you are interested in the political, social, and intellectual milieu of modern Latin America. -- Lawrence A. Clayton, University of Alabama Accessible and insightful. Langley's perspective on the South American Liberator offers a clear view of the details of Simon Bolivar's life and remarkable historical trajectory within a broad view of the contemporaneous historical context in the United States, Europe, and South America. Balanced and well informed, this book will be a highly satisfying experience for all those curious about this exceptional moment and this charismatic figure in South American history. -- John V. Lombardi, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Author Bio
Lester D. Langley is research professor emeritus at the University of Georgia.