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The Financier
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I'd like to open part two uh this episode uh with a paragraph from the book Filibusters and Financiers uh which is again a 1916 book that is kind of like beusedly positive towards William Walker and the ideas of manifest destiny.
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The Financier by Theodore Dreiser is a classic American novel detailing the ruthless rise of a Gilded Age businessman navigating corruption and finance. Robert Evans incorporated source material from historical literature into episodes of Behind the Bastards in February 2020 covering William Walker, known as the dumbest colonizer in history. Evans used passages from the material to frame discussions regarding how nineteenth-century society viewed Walker and the overarching ideology of manifest destiny. Additionally, Evans cited the publication to explain the historical definition of a filibuster during the 1850s, noting that these men were essentially treated like pioneers had they focused their efforts on colonizing North American regions already under government control. Evans further referenced the book to describe a large public assembly on March 9th, 1851, where thousands of citizens gathered on the plaza to rapidly adopt resolutions supporting Walker's actions after his disputes with local San Francisco judges, highlighting the populist backing he enjoyed despite his controversial status in history.
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Robert Evans I'd like to open part two uh this episode uh with a paragraph from the book Filibusters and Financiers uh w… 3
“I'd like to open part two uh this episode uh with a paragraph from the book Filibusters and Financiers uh which is again a 1916 book that is kind of like beusedly positive towards William Walker and the ideas of manifest destiny.”
“But back in the 1850s, according to the book filibusters and financiers, filibusters were basically people who would have been described as pioneers if they'd turned their attentions toward colonizing parts of North America already controlled by the government.”
“Next, according to the book Filibusters and Financeers, a mass meeting was held on the plaza on March 9th, 1851 with several thousand citizens in attendance, resolutions were quickly adopted approving Walker's conduct”
