panama canal (panama)

Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the project finished on time.

Presents a history of the Panama Canal from the time Columbus first anchored off the coast of Panama through the signing of the 1977 United States-Panama treaties.

Discusses early attempts to build a canal across Panama, describes the trials workers faced in the process of constructing the Panama Canal, including widespread yellow fever and malaria, and explains how the canal is used.

An account of the building of the Panama Canal, covering the fifty-year span between its beginnings by France to its completion by the United States in 1914.

Examines the planning, building, and maintenance of the Panama Canal and its current status.

Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was built and studies the economic and political consequences of its construction.

Documents the creation of the Panama Canal, from the first attempts by the Spanish over 400 years ago to the completion of the canal by the United States in 1914.

A biography of the West Point graduate who learned civil engineering "from the ground up" and supervised the completion of the Panama Canal.

An introduction to the geography, history, government, people, economy, and culture of the Republic of Panama and the Panama Canal.