South American Portraits

South American Portraits
ISBN-10
0811463834
ISBN-13
9780811463836
Category
South America
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
Heinemann/Raintree
Authors
Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

Description

Presents biographies of some prominent South American people throughout history, including Garcilaso de la Vega, Bolivar and San Martin, Gabriela Mistral, and Pele

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