Tycoon's War

by Dando-Collins, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780306816079
• ISBN10: 0306816075
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-25
• Publisher: Da Capo Pr

Summary

When he died in 1877, Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the Vanderbilt dynasty, was wealthier than the U.S. Treasury. But he had nearly lost his fortune in 1856, when William Walker, a young Nashville genius, set out to conquer Central America and, in the process, take away Vanderbilt's most profitable shipping business. To win back his empire, Vanderbilt had to win a bloody war involving seven countries.Tycoon's War tells the story of an epic imperialist duela violent battle of capitalist versus idealist, money versus ambitionand a monumental clash of egos that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Americans.Written by a master storyteller, this incredible true story, impeccably researched and never before told in full, is packed with greed, intrigue, and some of the most hair-raising battle scenes ever written.

Author Biography

Stephen Dando-Collins is an Australian-born historian who has written a number of fiction and non-fiction books, including Caesar’s Legion and Standing Bear Is a Person. He lives in Tasmania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Maps	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Gun-Barrel Diplomacy	p. 16
Down, but Not Out	p. 29
Enter the Colonel	p. 46
Landing Behind Enemy Lines	p. 55
The Battle of Rivas	p. 65
Victory at La Virgen	p. 84
Walker's Secret Plan	p. 99
Taking Granada	p. 108
The Walker Way	p. 117
Closing In on the Prize	p. 136
On a Collision Course	p. 145
Blindsiding Vanderbilt	p. 151
The Gathering Storm	p. 162
Going to War with Walker	p. 172
The Battle of Santa Rosa	p. 179
Courts-Martial and Firing Squads	p. 186
A Killing or Two	p. 193
The Second Battle of Rivas	p. 205
President Walker	p. 221
Battles on All Fronts	p. 236
New Battlegrounds	p. 250
Wheeling and Dealing	p. 262
Here Was Granada	p. 275
Closing Nicaragua's Back Door	p. 284
Operation San Juan	p. 295
To the Victor, the Spoils	p. 309
The Surrender	p. 324
Epilogue	p. 329
The Protagonists' Motives	p. 341
Bibliography	p. 343
Notes	p. 347
Index	p. 359
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