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Founders Notes: Vanderbilt

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Cornelius Vanderbilt (Tycoon's War) David Senra Their job is to actually steal back from Walker, Vanderbilt's property and ships. Then he directly finances soldiers and mercenaries in other Central American companies -- countries, rather. There's another war by proxy is essentially what he's doing here. It was the first time in two decades that the countries of Central America had stopped fighting each other and come together in a joint cause. Thanks to Cornelius Vanderbilt for it had been his money that helped arm the troops of Guatemala and El Salvador. Vanderbilt had more money than all Central American governments combined. Vanderbilt had now gone to war with Walker. For Vanderbilt, this was not business. This was personal. Vanderbilt was determined to destroy William Walker. He called him that the 10-soldier in Nicaragua, he called him. Walker had taken his property and then went and climbed into bed with Vanderbilt's competitors. This was why Vanderbilt had marked Walker for destruction. That line. This is why Vanderbilt had marked Walker for destruction. When I read that, what came to mind is when I did the episode on Rockefeller's letters to his son on Episode 324. Rockefel

Cornelius Vanderbilt (Tycoon's War) David Senra Their job is to actually steal back from Walker, Vanderbilt's property and ships. Then he directly finances soldiers and mercenaries in other Central American companies -- countries, rather. There's another war by proxy is essentially what he's doing here. It was the first time in two decades that the countries of Central America had stopped fighting each other and come together in a joint cause. Thanks to Cornelius Vanderbilt for it had been his money that helped arm the troops of Guatemala and El Salvador. Vanderbilt had more money than all…

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