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

by Guillermo A. Sherwell

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, School

116 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2002

Reviews

[Calzean · Rating 3 out of 5]

First published in 1921 the book is a product of it's time. Plenty of man-love towards Bolivar to the point the author gushed that Bolivar had been appointed by God to do what he had to do.
The book provides an introduction into Bolivar and his life quickly covering his rise as a revolutionary, leader, general and liberator. I am sure there are better books out there but this was not a complete waste of time to read.

[Katie · Rating 1 out of 5]

There HAS to be a better biography to assign for highschool than this. The author seems to have written this book simply to engage in hero-worship. I have no doubt that Bolivar was a great man, but when you present only one side of things and treat him more as if he is a God than a human, it's really off-putting.

Beyond the clear bias expressed throughout the book, we found it to be badly organized. It spent so much time on details of battles that it was often difficult to follow what was going on in the big picture or where and/or why the battles were even happening.

[Hannah Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well...

I guess it gives the information you need, but sometimes it's confusing and hard to follow. Maybe that has something to do with me being in a rush?

[Miriam · Rating 3 out of 5]

very informational, but had rather dry writing and a lot of typos

[Carlos Pellot · Rating 4 out of 5]

As soon as I began reading this biography by Guillermo Sherwell, I was enthralled with this man named Simón Bolívar. Not too long into the book, I started to ask myself, "Why wasn't I taught about this man growing up? Why?" There are many and obvious reasons for that, in my case. I feel as though I was cheated in my schooling. I thoroughly loved learning about Bolívar's life and with it, much more than I knew about Latin America's history. Bolívar was an uncommon man for his time, but he also was the right man. I dare even say the divinely appointed man.

El Libertador de América fue muy humano y a la vez un súper hombre. Sus imposibles conquistas como militar, sus dotes como hombre de estado de ideales republicanos en el sentido propio de la palabra, su trato con sus semejantes, su visión de América, y mucho más sorprendete lo vanguardista de su pensar político. Todo esto y mucho más hay que destacar en Bolívar. Sin embargo, lo más sorprendente del Libertador fue su integridad como persona al servicio de sus semenjantes y en particular de su amada Patria Venezuela. La América de Bolívar debió ser la verdadera América.

Bolívar nació con todo y murió sin nada. Vituperado como un criminal hasta por aquellos que lucharon junto a él las grandes batallas de la independencia americana y que se dieron cuenta en carne propia de lo magnánimo de su carácter. No cabe duda de que si Bolívar tuviera la oportunidad de regresar a observar el estado actual de su América hoy, lloraría por muchos días, en particular por su amada Venezuela.

A mi parecer Bolívar merece ser honrado mucho más allá de lo que la historia lo ha querido honrar. Para el Nuevo Mundo tal vez no ha habido figura más grande y a la vez tan desvalorada. El hombre no fue perfecto, tuvo sus flaquezas como todos, pero su humildad en la derrota y lo que es más importante, en las victorias, lo distinguieron con excepcionalidad.

Doy gracias a Dios por este encuentro biográfico con un gran hombre. Sin lugar a dudas leeré mucho más sobre Don Simón Bolívar el Gran Libertador de América en los an-os por venir.

¿Por qué cuatro estrellas y no cinco si estoy tan entusiasmado con esta biografía? Debo decir que leí la versión Kindle y lamentablemente contiene demasiados errores tipográficos que deben ser corregidos. De otro modo, cinco estrellas!

[Jonathan Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introductory book about one of the world's greatest leaders. Right up there with Caesar and Alexander the Great, yet a man who travelled more than the latter, and led more men than the former, Bolivar was truly a life worth studying. With that said, don't expect to learn everything about this man from this book, as it just covers the highlights. For more detail a great deal more reading would be required, but this book is a great start. Keep in mind that studying the life of Simon Bolivar is a study in the life of Latin America, so the knowledge gained is incredible to say the least.

[Eli · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would highly recommend this book for anyone studying South American history. On the positive side, it is comprehensive and does a very good job of covering a period of history and a man that not too many people are familiar with. On the negative side, the author is very impressed with Bolivar, and it shows. Take his words with a grain of salt!

[Carrie Daws · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the book is generally well written and very informative, for me it tends to be on the dry side. It is a great source of information and I truly learned a lot about Bolivar, but it seems to be more a recitation of facts than anything.

[John Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Summary

I was unfamiliar with the particulars of the life of Bolivar. This is a good overview. At times, the political maneuverings were a little long on detail, but for the work of such an important figure the detail is necessary. Very interesting read and not too long.

[Orion]

Bolivar is to South America what Washington & Jefferson together are to the USA. He liberated South America from Spain.

[Mabon Finch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m usually not a fan of South American History, but I thought this was fantastic. Very enjoyable read.