Penguin history of American life

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The canal builders

making America's empire at the Panama Canal
2010
Draws on letters, memoirs, and government documents to trace the history of the Panama Canal, discussing its constructions, the experiences of workers, and political issues, and including photographs.

The liberal hour

Washington and the politics of change in the 1960s
2009
Examines the progressive political climate in the United States during the 1960s, discusses the numerous government initiatives that were established, and explains why a time of such great change ended so quickly.

The age of Edison

electric light and the invention of modern America
2013
Discuses how Edison's invention of the incandescent light bulb and the technological revolution influenced technological innovation and invention.
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