BIOGRAPHIES
Goodnough, David

Sim_n Bol_var: South American Liberator

(4) YA Hispanic Biographies series. Goodnough's biography competently covers Bol_var's life and the politics and events in South America as he worked to liberate the continent from Spain. The author includes both Bol_var's successes and failures along with enough historical background to put his subject's life into context. The black-and-white photographs are poorly reproduced, but the writing is serviceable and the maps are clear. Bib., glos., ind.

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