the epic story of the building of the of the Panama Canal
Traces the history of efforts to find a route through Central America that would prevent the need to travel around the southern tip of South America and examines how the Panama Canal was constructed to remedy this problem. Details the high death toll that plagued early workers and reveals how a rush to find a cure for the region's major diseases ushered in a new era of medical research. Includes black-and-white photographs.
