William Walker's Wars: How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
By: Scott Martelle
3.72
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longsho…
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4.20
Format: 471 pages, Paperback
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3.96
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3.06
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3.43
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4.35
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4.00
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3.17
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3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
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4.28
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4.45
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4.23
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4.46
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3.77
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4.14
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3.79
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21. William Walker's Wars: How One Man's Private American Army Tried to Conquer Mexico, Nicaragua, and Honduras
By: Scott Martelle
3.72
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
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