{"id":1982,"date":"2016-03-19T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.storiespodcast.net\/?p=312"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:17:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T14:17:00","slug":"the-dictator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1982","title":{"rendered":"The Dictator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the mid-19th century, American \u201cfilibusters\u201d descended on Latin America with an eye on extending the United States\u2019 influence over the area. <\/p>\n<p>The most notorious of these men was William Walker of Tennessee, who led his band of Tennessee and Kentucky mercenaries into Nicaragua, where he made himself dictator. <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell his story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6420\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1982-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746942\/stories_podcast_episode_40.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746942\/stories_podcast_episode_40.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746942\/stories_podcast_episode_40.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746942\/stories_podcast_episode_40.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1982-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746942\/stories_podcast_episode_40.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"stories_podcast_episode_40.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the mid-19th century, American \u201cfilibusters\u201d descended on Latin America with an eye on extending the United States\u2019 influence over the area. 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