Encore: The Walker Affair | Nicaragua's Yankee President | 2

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In 1855, William Walker faced a criminal trial in the United States for his illegal, and unsuccessful, invasion of Mexico. But he emerged from court fully acquitted, and to some, a national hero. Emboldened by his popularity, Walker set his sights on a new prize: Nicaragua, which had become a critical transit route between east and west.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:09.0	Imagine its March 1856 in New York City.
0:22.0	You're an advisor to Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of the wealthiest individuals in America.
0:27.3	They're sitting at a Mahogany Conference Table in Vanderbilt's Manhattan office, along
0:31.6	with 12 of his most trusted executives.
0:34.5	At the head of the table sits the man himself, a tycoon they called the Commodore.
0:39.6	As usual, Vanderbilt has only one thing on his mind, Nicaragua.
0:43.1	It's been an obsession for the past four years.
0:46.6	He owns a transit company there and has a contract with the Nicaraguan government to build
0:50.6	a canal.
0:51.6	But with a recent change in power, his plans now hang in the balance.
0:56.1	Vanderbilt turns to you.
0:57.8	His bushy cyburns frame a stern expression.
1:01.1	This new Nicaraguan president, Revis.
1:03.2	Can you be trusted?
1:04.9	Absolutely, sir.
1:05.9	He's a little more than a puppet to American interests.
1:08.4	Oh, excellent.
1:09.9	Gentlemen, the sooner we can start work on this canal, the better.
1:13.0	It will give us a virtual monopoly on transit across the Central American business.
1:17.8	As Vanderbilt keeps talking, a door opens and a young assistant walks in.
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