Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana

Join us over food and drinks to discuss the book, “Bolivar: American Liberator” by Marie Arana. Description of book: Simón Bolívar—El Libertador—freed six countries from Spanish rule and is still the most revered figure in South America today. He traveled from Amazon jungles to the Andes mountains, engaged in endless battles and forged fragile coalitions of competing forces and races. He lived an epic life filled with heroism, tragedy (his only wife died young), and legend (he was saved from an assassination attempt by one of his mistresses). In Bolívar, Marie Arana has written a sweeping biography that is as bold and as passionate as its subject. Drawing on a wealth of primary documents, Arana vividly captures the early 19th-century South America that made Bolívar the man he became: fearless general, brilliant strategist, consummate diplomat, dedicated abolitionist, gifted writer, and flawed politician. A major work of history, Bolívar not only portrays a dramatic life in all its glory, but is also a stirring declaration of what it means to be South American. Lecture with author: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWie06yy7CY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWie06yy7CY) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jdX5PAdjM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2jdX5PAdjM) Look for the group with lights and a sign.