Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Sherwell, Guillermo A.

Simon Bolivar ; sketch of his life and his work Simón Bolívar (the Liberator) patriot, warrior, statesman, father of five nations a sketch of his life and his work. Guillermo A. Sherwell - Clinton, MA The Bolivarian Society of Venezuela 1951 - 232 p.

Introduction --
The Spanish colonies in America --
Bolívar's early life, Venezuela's first attempt to obtain self-government (1783-1810) --
The declaration of independence, July 5, 1811, Miranda's failure (1811-1812) --
Bolívar's first expedition, the cruelty of war (1812-1813) --
Bolívar's first victories (1813) --
Araure, Ribas triumphs in La Victoria, a wholesale execution (1813-1814) --
The heroic death of Ricaurte, victory of Carabobo and defeat of La Puerta (1814) --
Bolívar in exile and Morillo in power, the "Jamaica letter" (1814-1815) --
Bolívar's expedition and new exile, he goes to Guayana (1815-1817) --
Piar's death, victory of Calabozo, second defeat at La Puerta, submission of Páez (1817-1818) --
The congress of Angostura, a great address, campaigning in the plains (1819) --
Bolívar pays his debt to Nueva Granada, Boyacá, a dream comes true (1819) --
Humanizing war, Morillo's withdrawal (1820) --
The second battle of Carabobo, ambitions and rewards, Bolívars disinterestedness, American unity (1821) --
Bomboná and Pichincha, the birth of Ecuador, Bolívar and San Martín face to face (1822) --
Junín, a battle of centaurs, the continent's freedom sealed in Ayacucho (1822-1824) --
Bolivia's birth, Bolívar's triumph, the monarchical idea, from honors to bitterness (1825-1827) --
The convention of Ocaña, full powers, an attempt at murder (1828) --
Difficulties with Perú, slanders and honors, on the road to calvary (1829-1830) --
Friends and foes, Sucre's assassination, the lees of bitterness, an upright man's death (1830) --
The man and his work.

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Bolívar, Simón 1783-1830

--South America--1806-1830

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