A Gray-Eyed Man
Character, Appearance, and Filibustering
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11675270 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy S Greenberg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 673-673 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Early Republic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-1275 • E-ISSN: 1553-0620 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3125011 |
| OpenAlex | W2317005870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
W illiam Walker, or the gray-eyed man of destiny as he was commonly known, rose to fame in 1855 on the basis of a remarkable accomplishment. With a band of fifty-eight recruits from San Francisco, he was able to seize control of the government of Nicaragua, becoming commander in chief and later president of the country. Alone among filibusters in a decade that saw repeated attempts to capture new territory in the Western Hemisphere, Walker could claim success, if only for a limited period. In May 1857 Walker surrendered to the commander of the United States Navy after falling to the combined pressure of a Central American army, Great Britain, and threatened American shipping interests. A man of strong character, independent, fearless, and not easily dissuaded, Walker returned to the
Art · Character (mathematics · Geometry · Gray (unit · Historical Studies in Central America · Mathematics · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |