Thunderbolt Arrow

Author: Gleditsch, Huang Wenzheng
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Hendrik Willem van Loon published over thirty books in his lifetime, single-handedly recounting almost all aspects of human history. The sheer scale of this endeavor, completed by him alone, is truly admirable for his courage in challenging the infinite with a finite life. Van Loon is not an obscure theorist, but he certainly had his own system and thoughts. This book is divided into two parts: Thomas Jefferson and Simon Bolivar. Detailed contents include: Colonel Peter Jefferson's joy at having a son named Thomas, young Thomas taking on family responsibilities prematurely, Thomas Jefferson gradually getting involved in local politics, Thomas Jefferson earning a name that will go down in history, fifty years after the loss of a valuable life, and a postscript; the second part is Simon Bolivar, we set the stage for the story's protagonist, a curious and wealthy young man, the beginning of the fight for freedom, the age of glory, the danger of peace, and the setting sun.