Profiles the South American general and revolutionary who helped liberate several South American countries from Spanish domination.

"A Herman Graf book."

The liberation of New Granada (modern Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama): Young Bolívar ; Madrid ; The longest empire ; Tremors ; Miranda : poseur, seducer, genius ; Revolutionary general ; The 'invasion' of Venezuela ; ÆIndependencia! ; The avenger ; Up river, across mountains ; Into Venezuela ; Hell's legionnaires ; Down and out in Jamaica ; The Orinoco ; Pèz ; The crossing of the Andes ; Victory at Carabobo -- The liberation of Peru (modern Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia): Towards the silver mountain ; Showdown with San Martín ; Trapped in Lima ; Lances in the mountains -- Downfall: The idealist ; The division of Colombia ; Showdown with Santander ; Ploughing the sea.