Write of Passage: Stories of the American Era of the Panama Canal - Couverture souple

Panama Canal Museum

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1944455035 ISBN 13 : 9781944455033

Editeur : Library Press at UF, 2017

Synopsis

The building of the Panama Canal by the United States from 1904 to 1914 at the time was the most significant and monumental engineering achievement the world had ever seen. Its completion, despite incredible obstacles, changed the lives of thousands of people in nations around the world and brought to realization a centuries-old dream of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The brave and adventurous workers who went to Panama during the construction period faced unimaginable hardships on a daily basis; death was a constant companion as yellow fever, malaria and other tropical diseases took their toll. The family histories contained in this book document the incredible hardships faced by those early construction workers and provide a fascinating glimpse of life in Panama and the former Canal Zone during the American Era of the Panama Canal, from 1904 to 1999.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Library Press at UF
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1944455035
• ISBN 13: 9781944455033
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible