He aspired to become a filibuster, which during the 19th century referred to a person who carried on a freelance war in a foreign country.For World History Moment, historian John Schmidt tells us ...

Filibusters before the Civil War put nations on both sides of the Atlantic in jeopardy of fighting unsought wars. ... Of all the filibusters, the one who conquered Nicaragua gained the greatest fame.

In the summer of 1855, William Walker, a ruthless, ambitious, famously short Tennessean, invaded Nicaragua with a private militia, declared himself president, and reintroduced slavery. For his ...

One particularly successful filibuster, William Walker, actually made himself president of Nicaragua and ruled from 1856 to 1857. For the most part, these filibusters were just men in search of ...

His goal was not only Central America but also Cuba. With his army of filibusters he set off for Nicaragua, where a long civil war had left the country vulnerable. Soon Walker became President of ...

One thing's for sure: Filibusters are also pre-constitutional. They are even pre-colonial. The original filibusters were pirates of the Caribbean, and the contemporary Senate procedure continues ...

Seeking a more long-term, permanent solution, some are questioning whether the filibuster is constitutional, recalling a phrase of Supreme Court justice and post-World War II Nazi Nuremberg ...