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An 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
Panama Fever
Language: en
Pages: 578
Authors: Matthew Parker
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-10 - Publisher: Anchor

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The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on cont
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A historical and ethnographic study of the conflict between global transportation and rural development as the two intersect at the Panama Canal. In this innova
The Canal Builders
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Pages: 520
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A revelatory look at a momentous undertaking-from the workers' point of view The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and