The Construction of the Panama Canal
Author: William Luther Sibert
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton
Published: 1915
Total Pages: 392
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Author: William Luther Sibert
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton
Published: 1915
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeremy Sherman Snapp
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780967363356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor/photographer Jeremy Snapp has produced a dramatic photo-essay of rare images that depict events in the decade preceding the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. Original photos taken by Snapp's great-grandfather Gerald Sherman, a respected mining engineer of the day, deliver a technical perspective of this undertaking unlike anything previously published. Finally, as the U.S. ceded authority over the canal to the Panamanian government in 1999, Jeremy Snapp travelled to the canal zone with an antique cameratp capture images of the original buildings and construction relics that remained.
Author: Marixa Lasso
Publisher:
Published: 2019-02-25
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0674984447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe untold history of the Panama Canal--from Panama's point of view. Sleuth and scholar, Marixa Lasso has uncovered a long-overlooked story: to build their Canal, Americans displaced 40,000 Panamanians and erased entire cities, only to convince the world they had brought modernity to the tropics.--
Author: Ulrich Keller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-04-09
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 0486319253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis tale of an unprecedented technological advance unfolds in a compelling narrative of risks, hardships, disasters, and triumph. More than 160 historic photographs depict exotic settings, workers' housing, dredging operations, much more.
Author: Ira Elbert Bennett
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Historical Publishing Company
Published: 1915
Total Pages: 754
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Noel Maurer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2010-11-08
Total Pages: 439
ISBN-13: 140083628X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn incisive economic and political history of the Panama Canal On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu reveal a more complex story. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, The Big Ditch deftly chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal, from Spain's earliest proposals in 1529 through the final handover of the Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999, to the present day. The authors show that the Canal produced great economic dividends for the first quarter-century following its opening, despite massive cost overruns and delays. Relying on geographical advantage and military might, the United States captured most of these benefits. By the 1970s, however, when the Carter administration negotiated the eventual turnover of the Canal back to Panama, the strategic and economic value of the Canal had disappeared. And yet, contrary to skeptics who believed it was impossible for a fledgling nation plagued by corruption to manage the Canal, when the Panamanians finally had control, they switched the Canal from a public utility to a for-profit corporation, ultimately running it better than their northern patrons. A remarkable tale, The Big Ditch offers vital lessons about the impact of large-scale infrastructure projects, American overseas interventions on institutional development, and the ability of governments to run companies effectively.
Author: Dale Anderson
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2004-12-15
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780836834130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the history of the building of the Panama Canal, project's construction, the people involved, and the impact on the history of the United States.
Author: James Ewing Mears
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sylvia Engdahl
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2012-07-30
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0737763647
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis compelling volume provides the historical background of the construction of the Panama Canal. Readers will learn how women played an important role in the project. Controversies are also explored, including the role that the United States played in the Panamanian Revolution. Personal narratives are presented, from sources such as Theodore Roosevelt and Helen Herron Taft. Other essay sources include the Panama Canal Authority, James T. Du Bois, and David Newton E. Campbell.