Simón Bolívar (The Liberator)

Simón Bolívar (The Liberator) - Patriot, Warrior, Statesman, Father of Five Nations, a Sketch of His Life and His Work

Guillermo A. Sherwell (1878-1926) was the recipient of Doctorate Degrees from the National University of Mexico and from the University of Georgetown. Among the posts which he filled was that of Rector of the National University of Mexico, Legal Counsellor of the Inter-American Committee in Washington and Professor of History and of Hispano-American literature. Sincerely interested in the heroes of Spanish-American independence, he dedicated himself to the study of their lives and especially to that of the Liberator. He also wrote a biography of Sucre. This biography of Bolvar was first published in Washington in 1921. It was again published in Baltimore in 1930. There have been two translations into Spanish, that of Roberto Cortzar and that of R. Cansinos-Assens, published respectively in Bogot (1922 and 1930) and in Madrid (1922). The Bolivarian Society of Venezuela has decided that in homage to the memory of the Liberator on the occasion of the transfer of the statue in New York to its new site at the head of the Avenue of the Americas, the publication of another edition of this excellent work of Mr. Sherwell's which gives in an excellent condensed form the historical significations of Bolvar. The children of Mr. Sherwell have kindly given their consent to the publication of this edition which is made under the auspices of the Junta de Gobierno of the United States of Venezuela. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 8928
Author: Sherwell, Guillermo A. (Guillermo Antonio)
Release Date: Sep 1, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English