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The incredibly racist San Francisco man who became dictator of Nicaragua
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William Walker did not have the look of a conqueror.
He was slim with thin, light hair and grey eyes that were a little too close together. His cheekbones were unnaturally high, giving his face a sickly gauntness. Newspapers compared him often to Napoleon, both because of his size and his ambition.
In the summer of 1853, because William Walker was a narcissist and a racist, he decided he wanted to be the president of a country. He is not particular about locality whether in Lower California, Sonora, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, or elsewhere,” the Sacramento Bee wrote, “so that he can only be made President and Dictator of some populated spot on this hemisphere.
While certainly not used for its intended purpose, this improvised carry rig was surprisingly comfortable
and effective. The broad shoulder strap made for comfortable carry yet still allowed for a draw sufficiently
quick to end the careers of any number of poisonous snakes back in the day.
I remember it clearly even today some 35 years later. I pedaled my bike madly through town headed toward the elderly Otasco hardware store, 50 bucks in ones actively smoldering in the pocket of my shorts. The money represented the spoils of an entire torrid Mississippi summer spent sweating behind a lawn mower.
I walked into the store trying with a modest modicum of success to control my rampaging heartbeat. Mom and Dad didn’t know I was there. I hoped they would approve but that wasn’t honestly my premiere motivation this day.