Walker tells how he sailed from San Francisco on the Vesta in 1855, joined a Nicaraguan civil war, fought at Rivas, Virgin Bay and Granada, and made himself master of the country. Written to justify himself, the book also argues openly for reintroducing slavery in Central America.
An important primary source on American filibustering, to be read as the self-serving document of a pro-slavery adventurer. Download the free EPUB.