Hugo!

Hugo! is the remarkable biography of Hugo Chávez President of Venezuela and leader of the Bolivian Revolution. Ex-paratrooper and outspoken socialist Chávez is known for his stance against big business fearless threats to the Bush administration social reforms that have violently polarized his country and also for providing a model for new governments and social movements across South America.
Bart Jones was eyewitness to Chávez' rise to power and describes his life in extraordinary detail creating a comprehensive portrait of a man who has affected the most radical transformation of Venezuela for half a century and dramatically affected the political debate throughout Latin America.

Bart Jones is a reporter for Newsday and worked for eight years in Venezuela, mainly a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press. He holds a master's degree in Social Studies from Columbia University. He has also reported for The Atlantic City Press in New Jersey, where he won awards from the Philadelphia Press Association. He lives with his family on Long Island. Hugo! is his first book.