Walker: The True Story of the First American Invasion of Nicaragua

by Rudolph Wurlitzer

The true story of William Walker, an American adventurer and crusader who took Nicaragua by force in the nineteenth century

Genres: Film

270 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

The great-grandson of the man who founded the famous music company published his first novel, Nog in 1969. For most of the seventies Wurlitzer worked in Hollywood, writing screenplays. His 1971 play 2 Lane Blacktop was filmed by maverick producer Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates with singer James Taylor and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. In 1973 he wrote the screenplay for Sam Peckinpah's Western Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, starring Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan.

Reviews

[Kathleen Wells · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the story of William Walker's mutliple attempts at invading Nicaragua in the 1850's. I had a few problems keeping all the intrigue straight in my head.... like a modern-day spy novel, except this is historical fact! Walker was a fascinating man with ideals of the times. History of Central America is always interesting to me, although it is incredibly complex.