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The path between the seas : the creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 / David McCullough

By:

McCullough, David G

Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster , c1977.Description: 698 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780671244095

Subject(s):

Panama Canal

DDC classification:

627.13 MCC

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	627.13 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		031345

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Bibliography: p. 655-669.

"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.

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