New York: Macmillan, 1916. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 408pp, Index. Maroon cloth; ex-library, withdrawn, very good overall (white letters on spine, bookplate, perforated stamp). 3 Maps. Portrait frontispiece of Walker. William Walker took "manifest destiny" to the extreme by organizing unauthorized military operations into Mexico and Central America intending to establish colonies, this activity known at "filibustering". In California he tried the same by attempting to take Baja California and Sonora. Later exploits in Nicaragua and elsewhere led to his arrest by the Royal Navy which turned him over to the Honduran government which executed him (Wikipedia).; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages.

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Title: Filibusters and Financiers The Story of William Walker and His Associates
Publisher: Macmillan, New York
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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