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General Simon Bolivar, "the Liberator" of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful... Read Full Overview

After his internationally acclaimed and bestselling "Love in the Time of Cholera, " the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and author of the classic "100 Years of Solitude" gives readers Simon Bolivar. Forced from power, the General embarks on a seven-month voyage down the Magdalena... Read Full Overview

General Simon Bolivar, "the Liberator" of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful... Read Full Overview

After his internationally acclaimed and bestselling "Love in the Time of Cholera, " the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and author of the classic "100 Years of Solitude" gives readers Simon Bolivar. Forced from power, the General embarks on a seven-month voyage down the Magdalena... Read Full Overview

General Simon Bolivar, the Liberator of five South American countries, takes a last melancholy journey down the Magdalena River, revisiting cities along its shores, and reliving the triumphs, passions, and betrayals of his life. Infinitely charming, prodigiously successful in... Read Full Overview

M?rquez supplies literary flesh and blood to Sfmon Bolfvar, the finest general in Latin American history. "A distinguished book."-The Los Angeles Times Book Review.