Agent of Empire: William Walker and the Imperial Self in American Literature

The Journal of Southern History | November 1, 2007| | Copyright

Agent of Empire: William Walker and the Imperial Self in American Literature. By Brady Harrison. (Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, c. 2004. Pp. x, 238. $34.95, ISBN 978-0-8203-2544-6.) In Agent of Empire: William Walker and the Imperial Self in American Literature, Brady Harrison examines the long-standing impact of William Walker, a Tennessee-born adventurer who led several expeditions to Mexico and Central America in the 1850s. To understand why Walker continues to inspire fascination, Harrison studies depictions of Walker in a number of creative outlets including poetry, ...

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