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The War in Nicaragua
by Walker, William
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0816508828
- ISBN 13
- 9780816508822
- Seller
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.: University of Arizona Press, 1985. This is a facsimile of William Walker's account, originally published in 1860, of his invasion and conquest of Nicaragua; doctor, lawyer, newspaper editor, politician, adventurer, liberator, imperialist, Walker sailed to Nicaragua with a band of mercenaries in 1855, joined with rebel forces in a civil war, defeated the national army, seized the capital, and gained control of the country until 1857 when he was forced to leave by the U.S. Navy; after twice trying to regain control of Nicaragua, he was captured and executed in Honduras in 1860; foreword by Robert Houston (red pictorial cover, slight corner creases, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy) . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- House of Our Own Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002145
- Title
- The War in Nicaragua
- Author
- Walker, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0816508828
- ISBN 13
- 9780816508822
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- NICARAGUA HISTORY CENTRAL AMERICA
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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