Project Gutenberg 2013-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 490 Roche, James Jeffrey 1847 1908 Roche, Jeffrey 06023692 By-Ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "By-Ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters" by James Jeffrey Roche is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the phenomenon of American filibustering during the 19th century, specifically detailing the adventures and misadventures of various filibusters as they attempted to invade and annex territories in Latin America. The narrative dives into the motivations, backgrounds, and consequences faced by these adventurous figures. The opening of the book sets the stage for a thorough examination of filibusterism by tracing the etymology of the term "filibuster" and its historical context, going back to the days of Norse adventurers and buccaneers. Roche introduces various key players, such as Don Francisco Miranda and his expeditions, highlighting the challenges and failures faced by those who sought to engage in acts of private warfare for political and territorial gains. This groundwork provides readers with an understanding of the complexities and moral ambiguities of filibusterism, establishing a narrative rich in historical detail and character analysis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43634/43634-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Walker, William, 1824-1860 Filibusters Americans -- Nicaragua -- History -- 19th century F1401 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 452118 2025-10-17T13:57:26.821473 text/html 430047 2024-10-23T18:21:27 text/html 366911 2025-10-17T13:57:32.114445 application/epub+zip 375250 2025-10-17T13:57:27.960428 application/epub+zip 241432 2025-10-17T13:57:27.301461 application/epub+zip 507361 2025-10-17T13:57:35.704402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479374 2025-10-17T13:57:31.680428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346530 2022-09-19T21:02:25.035000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425067 2025-10-17T13:57:26.270427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405173 2024-10-23T18:21:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17017 2025-10-17T13:57:35.836373 application/rdf+xml 26517 2025-10-17T13:57:27.375398 image/jpeg 4064 2025-10-17T13:57:27.338427 image/jpeg 424496 2025-10-17T13:57:26.867445 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia