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Tycoon's war
how Cornelius Vanderbilt invaded a country to overthrow America's most famous military adventurer
By Dando-Collins, Stephen
- ISBN
- 978-0-30681-607-9
- Publisher
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 2008
Dando-Collins (Caesar's Legion) recounts the conflict between tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and adventurer William Walker over the control of Nicaragua from 1855 to 1857. Walker, with mercenary support, entered Nicaragua's civil war in 1855 on the side of the Democratico forces against the Legitimistas. Historians have seen the Tennessee native as wishing to reintroduce slavery to Nicaragua and encourage settlement by American Southerners. Dando-Collins claims that Walker initially acted out of personal ambition, seeking to emulate Sam Houston of Texas. On...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
