TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dando-Collins,Stephen
AU  - Stephen Dando- Collins
TI  - Tycoon's war: how Cornelius Vanderbilt invaded a country to overthrow America's most famous military adventurer 
SN  - 9780306816079
AV  - F1526.27 .D36 2008
U1  - 972 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge, MA
PB  - Da Capo Press
KW  - Vanderbilt, Cornelius,
KW  - Walker, William,
KW  - Compañía Accesoria del Tránsito
KW  - History
KW  - Businessmen
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Nicaragua- Historia- Filibusteros 1856-1857
KW  - Nicaragua
KW  - relaciones militares Nicaragua- Estados Unidos
KW  - Historia
KW  - Filibusters
KW  - Filibuster War, 1855-1860
KW  - Military relations
KW  - Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua)
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1815-1861
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-346) and index; 1; Gun-Barrel Diplomacy --; 2; Down, but Not Out --; 3; Enter the Colonel --; 4; Landing Behind Enemy Lines --; 5; The Battle of Rivas --; 6; Victory at La Virgen --; 7; Walker's Secret Plan --; 8; Taking Granada --; 9; The Walker Way --; 10; Closing In on the Prize --; 11; On a Collision Course --; 12; Blindsiding Vanderbilt --; 13; The Gathering Storm --; 14; Going to War with Walker --; 15; The Battle of Santa Rosa --; 16; Courts-Martial and Firing Squads --; 17; A Killing or Two --; 18; The Second Battle of Rivas --; 19; President Walker --; 20; Battles on All Fronts --; 21; New Battlegrounds --; 22; Wheeling and Dealing --; 23; Here Was Granada --; 24; Closing Nicaragua's Back Door --; 25; Operation San Juan --; 26; To the Victor, the Spoils --; 27; The Surrender --; The Protagonists' Motives
N2  - "Tycoon's War tells the story of an epic imperialist duel - a violent battle of the capitalist versus the idealist, money versus ambition, and a monumental clash of egos that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Americans." "Written by Stephen Dando-Collins, 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. The story of the great tycoon's war reverberates to this day, telling us as much about where America is going as where it has been."--BOOK JACKET
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