William Walker: The Tennessee Lawyer Who Conquered Nicaragua

William Walker: The Tennessee Lawyer Who Conquered Nicaragua 25 Feb 2022 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Source/Further reading: HistoryNet, William Walker - king of the filibusters: https://www.historynet.com/william-walker-king-of-the-19th-century-filibusters.htm  History, overview: https://www.history.com/news/manifest-destiny-william-walker-filibuster-nicaragua-mexico-invasion  Tennessee Historical Society, overview: https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/william-walker/  SF Gate, Walker in California: https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/william-walker-republic-of-sonora-civil-war-15871858.php  Penn Gazette, William Walker’s dark destiny: https://thepenngazette.com/william-walkers-dark-destiny/  HistoryNet, some details: https://www.historynet.com/13724857.htm  NYTimes, published letter from William Walker: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1857/09/18/101002091.html?pageNumber=2  NYTimes, a timeline of Walker’s expeditions: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1857/12/30/78519418.html?pageNumber=1  Walker and Costa Rica; https://web.archive.org/web/20160812084556/http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses00/PapersCostaRicaArticles/CostaRicain1856.Defeating.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices