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For more than a century, Venezuela Heroica has been a source of inspiring stories for Venezuelan schoolchildren. Now ably translated and profusely annotated, the book retains the literary beauty and entertaining character of the original, presenting a vivid account of the Venezuelan wars waged against Spain while seeking independence. Stories of the major battles and the most famous heroes of the Independence Wars, as well as reflections on the conditions, political and otherwise, that attended the first decades of the Republic, can now be further enjoyed in this insightful and masterful translation.

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Ignacio L. Götz received his PhD in philosophy of education at New York University, and is the recipient of the Founders Day Award. He is currently Lawrence Stessin Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, at New College of Hofstra University. His past publications include Conceptions of Happiness (Revised Edition, 2010); The Goalkeeper (2012); Jesus the Jew: Reality, Politics, and Myth (2009); The Law as Pedagogue (2007); Faith, Humor, and Paradox (2002); Technology and the Spirit (2001); Manners and Violence (2000); The Culture of Sexism (1999); Zen and the Art of Teaching (1988); Creativity: Theoretical and Socio-Cosmic Reflections (1978); and The Psychedelic Teacher (1972).

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