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General Miranda's Wars: Turmoil and Revolt in Spanish America, 1750-1816
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Napoleon called him “a Quixote who was not mad... a man who has a sacred fire in his soul.” President John Adams said his plan to liberate Spanish America was “as visionary as an excursion to the moon in a cart drawn by geese.”
For 30 years the Venezuelan Francisco de Miranda plotted to free Spain’s colonies in the New World. Miranda lived a fabled life as an adventurer and ...more
For 30 years the Venezuelan Francisco de Miranda plotted to free Spain’s colonies in the New World. Miranda lived a fabled life as an adventurer and ...more
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Published
July 12th 2013
by Bev Editions
(first published July 9th 2013)
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Ronald Wright, award winning author of 'A Short History of Progress' and 'What is America?', reviews 'General Miranda's Wars':
"I read 'Miranda's Wars' with fascination and admiration. Knowing Francisco de Miranda mainly as a South American rebel and rakish traveller in the fledgling USA, I was amazed by his Russian journeys, London intrigues, and quixotic adventures in the Caribbean. What a rare combination of dreamer, fabulist, narcissist, courtier, and man of action. Although he must have been ...more
"I read 'Miranda's Wars' with fascination and admiration. Knowing Francisco de Miranda mainly as a South American rebel and rakish traveller in the fledgling USA, I was amazed by his Russian journeys, London intrigues, and quixotic adventures in the Caribbean. What a rare combination of dreamer, fabulist, narcissist, courtier, and man of action. Although he must have been ...more
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