Francisco de Miranda, a Transatlantic Life in the Age of Revolution
Francisco de Miranda, a Transatlantic Life in the Age of Revolution

Author: Karen Racine

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780842029100

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Before there was Sim-n Bol'var, there was Francisco de Miranda. He was among the most infamous men of his generation, loved or hated by all who knew him. Venezuelan General Francisco Gabriel de Miranda (1750-1816) participated in the major political events of the Atlantic World for more than three decades. Before his tragic last days he would be Spanish soldier, friend of U.S. presidents, paramour of Catherine the Great, French Revolutionary general in the Belgian campaigns, perennial thorn in the side of British Prime Minister William Pitt, and fomenter of revolution in Spanish America. He used his personal relationships with leaders on both sides of the Atlantic to advance his dream of a liberated Spanish America. Author Karen Racine brings the man into focus in a careful, thorough analysis, showing how his savvy, firm political beliefs and courageous actions saved him from being the simple scoundrel that his dalliances suggested. Shedding light on one of history's most charismatic and cosmopolitan world citizens, Francisco de Miranda will appeal to all those interested in biography and Latin American history.

Miranda Hart - The Biography
Miranda Hart - The Biography

Author: Sophie Johnson

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2012-08-06

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1782190449

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Miranda Hart is a comedy writer and actress whose BBC 2 sitcom 'Miranda' has recently earned her three British Comedy titles, including Best Female Comedy Actress, an RTS award and two BAFTA nominations. Before her own hit series was commissioned Miranda played Barbara in BBC 1's Not Going Out with Lee Mack, and earned a British Comedy Award nomination for her role in sci-fi sitcom Hyperdrive alongside Nick Frost. She has also popped up in Nighty Night, Smack the Pony, Ab Fab, Vicar of Dibley and Jack Dee's Lead Balloon. She also recently played a cameo in David Baddiel's feature film The Infidel. Earning her reputation as a comedian from her stand-up and sketch shows at the Edinburgh Festival and on the London circuit but it wasn't until 2005, when she did her last show at the Festival, that she was able to give up temping. Her role as a stand-up has earned a place as a regular on the panel show circuit, most recently hosting Have I Got News For You. Miranda's is a staunch supporter of Sport Relief and was part of the seven strong team that made up the Million Pound Bike Ride - racing from John O'Groats to Lands End. For Comic Relief she took part in Fame Academy in 2007 and promises never to sing on television again. This is a detailed look at the comic's life, from growing up in Hampshire, through her time at Downe House girl's school and a degree in politics, to becoming the British Queen of Comedy.

The Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas
The Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas

Author: Elise Bartosik-Velez

Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press

Published: 2014-06-30

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0826519555

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Why is the capital of the United States named in part after Christopher Columbus, a Genoese explorer commissioned by Spain who never set foot on what would become the nation's mainland? Why did Spanish American nationalists in 1819 name a new independent republic "Colombia," after Columbus, the first representative of empire from which they recently broke free? These are only two of the introductory questions explored in The Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas, a fundamental recasting of Columbus as an eminently powerful tool in imperial constructs. Bartosik-Velez seeks to explain the meaning of Christopher Columbus throughout the so-called New World, first in the British American colonies and the United States, as well as in Spanish America, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She argues that, during the pre- and post-revolutionary periods, New World societies commonly imagined themselves as legitimate and powerful independent political entities by comparing themselves to the classical empires of Greece and Rome. Columbus, who had been construed as a figure of empire for centuries, fit perfectly into that framework. By adopting him as a national symbol, New World nationalists appeal to Old World notions of empire.

Miranda's Story
Miranda's Story

Author: Melody Carlson

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780842382830

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High school senior Miranda Sanchez wants to change her boring life and, despite the concerns of her friend Sammy, she decides to become a "wild child," until her partying ends up in disaster.