Nicaragua and Walker : In two parts. Part First. Historical Retrospect of the Isthmian States : ADS, 1879.

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Nicaragua and Walker : In two parts. Part First. Historical Retrospect of the Isthmian States : ADS, 1879.

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The first part of a projected work on Nicaragua and Walker, containing only background material which traces the history of Central America through the period of Spanish domination, the struggle for independence, union with Mexico, and the rise and fall of the Central American Federation, to the eve of William Walker's arrival in Nicaragua in 1855. Includes letter of transmittal to H.H. Bancroft, San Francisco, February 28, 1879, signed "E.J.C. Kewen."

Originals : 85 f. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (86 exposures) : negative (Rich. 102:12) and positive.

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Kewen, Edward John Cage, 1825-1879.

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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 ...