The Resource William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Scott Martelle
William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Scott Martelle
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The item William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Scott Martelle represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- "William Walker's Wars details the little-remembered history of the American man who, with the help of a privately assembled army, installed himself as president of Nicaragua in 1856"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 312 pages
- Contents
-
- Nashville
- New Orleans, and Ellen
- A journalism career begins
- San Francisco
- The Republic of Sonora rises
- The Republic of Sonora falls
- Why Nicaragua mattered
- Walker returns to San Francisco
- On to San Juan del Sur
- The war for Nicaragua
- President Walker
- The opposition forms
- Race, slavery, and Walker's empire
- Walker returns to New Orleans
- Ruatan, Trujillo, and the end of a dark dream
- Isbn
- 9781613737293
- Label
- William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- Title
- William Walker's wars
- Title remainder
- how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- Statement of responsibility
- Scott Martelle
- Subject
-
- Americans -- Nicaragua -- History -- 19th century
- Biographies
- Biography
- Filibuster War (Nicaragua : 1855-1860)
- Filibusters
- Filibusters -- Nicaragua -- Biography
- Filibusters -- United States -- Biography
- History
- Nicaragua
- 1800-1899
- Nicaragua -- History -- Filibuster War, 1855-1860
- United States
- United States
- Walker, William, 1824-1860
- Walker, William, 1824-1860
- Nicaragua
- Americans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "William Walker's Wars details the little-remembered history of the American man who, with the help of a privately assembled army, installed himself as president of Nicaragua in 1856"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Martelle, Scott
- Dewey number
-
- 972.85/044092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Walker, William
- Walker, William
- Filibuster War (Nicaragua : 1855-1860)
- Nicaragua
- Filibusters
- Filibusters
- Americans
- Americans
- Filibusters
- Nicaragua
- United States
- Nicaragua
- United States
- Label
- William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Scott Martelle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index
- Contents
- Nashville -- New Orleans, and Ellen -- A journalism career begins -- San Francisco -- The Republic of Sonora rises -- The Republic of Sonora falls -- Why Nicaragua mattered -- Walker returns to San Francisco -- On to San Juan del Sur -- The war for Nicaragua -- President Walker -- The opposition forms -- Race, slavery, and Walker's empire -- Walker returns to New Orleans -- Ruatan, Trujillo, and the end of a dark dream
- Control code
- on1044772751
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 312 pages
- Isbn
- 9781613737293
- Lccn
- 2018009571
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1044772751
- Label
- William Walker's wars : how one man's private American army tried to conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Scott Martelle
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index
- Contents
- Nashville -- New Orleans, and Ellen -- A journalism career begins -- San Francisco -- The Republic of Sonora rises -- The Republic of Sonora falls -- Why Nicaragua mattered -- Walker returns to San Francisco -- On to San Juan del Sur -- The war for Nicaragua -- President Walker -- The opposition forms -- Race, slavery, and Walker's empire -- Walker returns to New Orleans -- Ruatan, Trujillo, and the end of a dark dream
- Control code
- on1044772751
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 312 pages
- Isbn
- 9781613737293
- Lccn
- 2018009571
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1044772751
Subject
- Americans -- Nicaragua -- History -- 19th century
- Biographies
- Biography
- Filibuster War (Nicaragua : 1855-1860)
- Filibusters
- Filibusters -- Nicaragua -- Biography
- Filibusters -- United States -- Biography
- History
- Nicaragua
- 1800-1899
- Nicaragua -- History -- Filibuster War, 1855-1860
- United States
- United States
- Walker, William, 1824-1860
- Walker, William, 1824-1860
- Nicaragua
- Americans
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