Hell's Gorge : the battle to build the Panama Canal
Parker, Matthew2008
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This book traces a dream that spanned four centuries: to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Matthew Parker explores the fierce geo-political struggle behind the vision of the canal, and the engineering and medical battles that were fought. He also weaves in the stories of the ordinary men and women who worked on the canal.
Main title:
Hell's Gorge : the battle to build the Panama Canal / Matthew Parker.
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Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2008.
Collation:
xix, 444 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Panama fever. London: Hutchinson, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 418-425) and index.
ISBN:
9780099484332 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
550772