Reminiscences of the Walker Filibuster Expedition : Red Bluff, California : typescript, 1910.

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Reminiscences of the Walker Filibuster Expedition : Red Bluff, California : typescript, 1910.

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An account of his experiences as an officer with Walker's filibuster expedition, as told to John D. Sweeney. It includes also a description of his journey through Nicaragua from San Juan el Sur to Walker's headquarters. The narrative is incomplete and ends with the attempt to capture St. George. According to Mr. Sweeney, this portion is "about a third of the tale." Bound in is a letter of presentation from Mr. Sweeney to H. Morse Stephens, Sept. 14, 1910.

Originals : 9 p. ; 28 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 103:20) and positive.

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De Shields, Alf.

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Walker, William, 1824-1860

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William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as "filibustering". Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and ruled until 1857,[1] when he was defeated by a coalition of Central American armies. He returned in an attempt to ...

Sweeney, John D.

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