Explores the events surrounding the construction of the Panama Canal and details its aftermath. Reveals how the international shipping community was affected and charts the modern legacy of this event. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and additional reading sources.
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.
Teddy Roosevelt had a dream to make America a global power. It was realized through the Panama Canal. The French began construction in 1880, but it would take the inventive American's to discover a way to link the oceans. First, the diseases that attacked the workers had to be controlled. Then, an innovative design for a series of locks was developed. Finally, the dogged determination and backbreaking toil of the Americans was rewarded when the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were united on January 7, 1914. This is one of the most important achievements of the 20th century.
After moving from a small town in Ohio to Panama while her father takes part in building the Panama Canal, a fifteen-year-old girl yearning for new experiences meets Frederico, a Spanish aristocrat who is working as a canal digger, and they begin a romance.
Examines the construction of the Panama Canal in 1905, the historical background of the project, and the determination of those involved including President Theodore Roosevelt.
An introduction to the American territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. Includes Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Panama, Guam, Micronesia, Samoa and other islands.
