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History of Everything: Simon Bolivar The Liberator of South America

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Bolivar and His Wife Who Died of Yellow Fever

"I am tired of recording stuff in this damn garage," he says. "We were quite literally just down at looking at houses when we were in Florida." Bolivar and his wife who died of yellow fever had left him emotionally distraught, according to the show's author. In some cases, it really is better than not being wealthy or well-known for something like a crime against your family that could have been prevented if you weren't powerful enough.

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