Tycoon's War How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer

by Dando-Collins, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780306818561
• ISBN10: 0306818566
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-22
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Written by master storyteller Stephen Dando-Collins, Tycoon's War is the remarkable account of an epic imperialist duel-a violent battle pitting the world's most powerful capitalist against a young idealist set out to conquer Central America. It was a monumental clash of egos that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Americans. Packed with greed, intrigue, and some of the most hair-raising battle scenes ever written, this incredible true story-impeccably researched and never before told in full-sheds new light on America's ambitions during the great era of expansion. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Stephen Dando-Collins is an Australian-born historian who has written a number of fiction and nonfiction 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
Photographs follow page	p. 182
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