{"product_id":"sad-swashbuckler-book-noel-b-gerson-9781800553514","title":"Sad Swashbuckler","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing biography of William Walker - the American adventurer, filibuster and revolutionary leader who succeeded in making himself President of Nicaragua.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of Craig L. Symonds, Nathanial Philbrick and H.W. Brands.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did an American physician, lawyer, and newspaper editor manage to install himself as President of Nicaragua? And how did he end up facing a firing squad? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNoel Gerson's fascinating biography charts the rise and fall of one of the most unlikely mid-nineteenth-century adventurers in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Walker, born in Nashville, Tennessee was diminutive and unassuming. Yet despite having no military background, in the 1850s he launched several filibustering campaigns into Central America leading a private mercenary army. After failing to take Sonora from Mexico, Walker intervened on the side of the Liberals in a civil war in Nicaragua, declaring himself commander of the country's army and, soon afterward, President. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was, briefly, both Nicaragua and America's most popular man. However, after attempting to take control of the rest of Central America, with no support from the U.S. government, he was captured and shot by the Honduran military in September 1860. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSad Swashbuckler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the remarkable true story of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eduels, imprisonment, courtroom trials, military invasion, battles, slavery, and execution. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on contemporary material, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerson reveals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the life and exploits of a romantic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e idealist who sought glory over financial gain, but whose \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einsatiable appetite for recognition and power resulted in his ruin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a subject who can't fail to fascinate' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50124750192913,"sku":"CIN180055351XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52755282919697,"sku":"NIN9781800553514","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/180055351X.jpg?v=1751122671","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-ch\/products\/sad-swashbuckler-buch-noel-b-gerson-9781800553514","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}