A monumental biography that "captures the passion and frenzy in this extraordinary life" (Kirkus Reviews) and is at once "masterful" and "ideal for general readers" (Booklist, starred review) Sim n Bol var freed no fewer than what were to become six countries--a vast domain some 800,000 square miles in extent--from Spanish colonial rule in savage wars against the then-mightiest military machine on earth. The ferocity of...