Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central Americ
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ISBN13: 9780217732192
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1896. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... W. W. Ku&sell, Sen. Allen Thomas, W. S. Bird, Sec-y of Legation U. S. Minister Consular Agent DECORATION OF THE STATUE OF BOLIVAR AT CARACAS, VENE- ZUELA, DECEMBER l8, 1895, BY AMERICAN RESIDENTS medals and stars that had been given him by different countries in the hour of his triumph, and the artist answered that he had done as his patron and the friend of Bolivar thought would best please his hero. And ever after that it was decreed that every bust or statue or engraving of the Liberator should show him with this portrait of Washington hanging by a ribbon about his neck; and so you will see in the National Portrait Gallery that while the coats of his lieutenants glitter with orders and crosses, Bolivar's bears this medal only. It was his greatest pride, and he considered it his chief glory. And the manner of its bestowal was curiously appropriate. In 1824 General Lafayette returned to this country as the guest of the nation, and a banquet was given to him by Congress, at which the memory of Washington and the deeds of his French lieutenant were honored again and again. It was while the enthusiasm and rejoicings of this celebration were at their height that Henry Clay rose in his place and asked the six hundred Americans before him to remember that while they were enjoying the benefits of free institutions founded by the bravery and patriotism of their forefathers, their cousins and neighbors in the southern continent were struggling to obtain that same independence. "No nation, no generous Lafayette," he cried, "has come to their aid; alone and without help they have sustained their glorious cause, trusting to its justice, and with the assistance only of their bravery, their deserts, and their Andes--and one man, Simon Bolivar, the Washington of South America...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217732192 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217732194 |
| Weight | 0.30 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.20 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 84 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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