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San Martín: Argentine Soldier, American Hero. By John Lynch. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-300-12643-3. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. BibUography. Notes. Index. Pp. xiv, 265. $35.00.
The movement for the liberation of South America from Spanish rule is one of the great episodes of history; and José de San Martín (1778-1850), who did so much to shape it, is one of the most important personalities of all time. But the career of San Martin has attracted very few modern biographers in English. It has remained for John Lynch in his San Martin: Argentine Soldier, American Hero to produce a serious and successful effort to portray the life of this South American "Liberator." The author is emeritus...