Panama and What It Means (Classic Reprint)
Panama and What It Means (Classic Reprint)

Author: John Foster Fraser

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-07

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780364085028

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Excerpt from Panama and What It Means Yes, observed the American enthusiast, it is a great ditch. You see those flat cars piled with dirt? Well, by the time the Atlantic joins the Pacific we Shall have removed as much dirt as would fill a train of such cars miles long, which is getting pretty near four times round the earth. Yes, it is a great ditch. This is the spirit of the men who, between Colon and Panama, are digging and blasting, dam ming rivers, fighting landslips, building locks, so the great Canal will be finished long before the official opening day, which is in 1915. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Path Between the Seas
The Path Between the Seas

Author: David McCullough

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-10-27

Total Pages: 868

ISBN-13: 074320137X

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The National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and brilliant engineering feat that was filled with both tragedy and triumph, told by master historian David McCullough. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale. Winner of the National Book Award for history, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and the Cornelius Ryan Award (for the best book of the year on international affairs), The Path Between the Seas is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, the history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama.

Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States
Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States

Author: UNITED STATES SURGEON. GENERAL

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 1916

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13:

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Excerpt from Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States: For the Fiscal Year 1916 Cuba and the West Indies Yellow fever Central America Mexico South America. Sanitary legislation. Summary of State health laws and regulations, 1915 - 16. Morbidity reports Laws requiring the notification of cases of preventable disease Communicable diseases Organization of local health departments Health insurance. Municipal health laws and regulations Summary of court decisions, 1915 - 16 Public-health ordinances and regulations Health authorities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States
Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States

Author: UNKNOWN. AUTHOR

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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Excerpt from Annual Report of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service of the United States: For the Fiscal Year, 1915 As previously stated, detailed mention is made of the several activities of the field stations and laboratories under separate appro prieto heads. Many activities of the Hygienic Laboratory also are thus given special mention, the facilities of this station having been freely made use of in the development of the field investigations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Modern Panama
Modern Panama

Author: Michael L. Conniff

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-05-09

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 110847666X

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Provides a comprehensive overview of the political and economic developments in Panama from 1980 to the present day.

God's Favorite
God's Favorite

Author: Lawrence Wright

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1439129517

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In this fascinating work of historical fiction, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright captures all the gripping drama and black humor of Panama during the final, nerve-racking days of its legendary dictator, Manuel Antonio Noriega. It is Christmas 1989, and Tony Noriega's demons are finally beginning to catch up with him. A former friend of President Bush, Fidel Castro, and Oliver North, this universally reviled strongman is on the run from the U.S. Congress, the Justice Department, the Colombian mob, and a host of political rivals. In his desperation, he seeks salvation from any and all quarters -- God, Satan, a voodoo priest, even the spirits of his murdered enemies. But with a million-dollar price on his head and 20,000 American soldiers on his trail, Noriega is fast running out of options. Drawn from a historical record more dramatic than even the most artful spy novel, God's Favorite is a riveting and darkly comic fictional account of the events that occurred in Panama from 1985 to the dictator's capture in 1989. With an award-winning journalist's eye for detail, Lawrence Wright leads the reader toward a dramatic face-off in the Vatican embassy, where Noriega confronts his psychological match in the papal nuncio.