Liberators of Latin America (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Bob Young, Jan Young
- First Published: 1970
- Time of Work: 1492–1902
- Setting: Spain, England, France, and Latin America
- Principal Characters: Toussaint-Louverture, José de San Martín, Símon Bolívar, Dom Pedro, Miguel Hidalgo, José Morelos, Agustín Iturbide, Benito Juárez, José Martí
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Freedom, Caribbean, Revolutionaries, Leadership, War, Heroes or heroism, South America or South Americans, Biography
- Locales: France, Spain, England, Latin America
Form and Content
In Liberators of Latin America, Bob and Jan Young provide comprehensive descriptions of the lives of nine heroes in the struggles for freedom within various parts of Latin America. The introductory chapter of the book provides an overview of the historic and political situations in America, England, Spain, and France that influenced the several Latin American countries to seek their freedom. A map of the “major political divisions in Latin America before the battles for independence” is included in the front of the book, and a map of Latin America as...
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