History Of The Panama Canal
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Author | : Marixa Lasso |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2019-02-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674984447 |
The untold history of the Panama Canal--from Panama's point of view. Sleuth and scholar, Marixa Lasso has uncovered a long-overlooked story: to build their Canal, Americans displaced 40,000 Panamanians and erased entire cities, only to convince the world they had brought modernity to the tropics.--
Author | : Ira E. Bennett |
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Total Pages | : 1166 |
Release | : 1915 |
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Author | : Noel Maurer |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2010-11-08 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 140083628X |
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 global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu reveal a more complex story. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, The Big Ditch deftly chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal, from Spain's earliest proposals in 1529 through the final handover of the Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999, to the present day. The authors show that the Canal produced great economic dividends for the first quarter-century following its opening, despite massive cost overruns and delays. Relying on geographical advantage and military might, the United States captured most of these benefits. By the 1970s, however, when the Carter administration negotiated the eventual turnover of the Canal back to Panama, the strategic and economic value of the Canal had disappeared. And yet, contrary to skeptics who believed it was impossible for a fledgling nation plagued by corruption to manage the Canal, when the Panamanians finally had control, they switched the Canal from a public utility to a for-profit corporation, ultimately running it better than their northern patrons. A remarkable tale, The Big Ditch offers vital lessons about the impact of large-scale infrastructure projects, American overseas interventions on institutional development, and the ability of governments to run companies effectively.
Author | : John Saxon Mills |
Publisher | : London : Thomas Nelson and Sons |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Americans |
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Author | : Ulrich Keller |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2013-04-09 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 0486319253 |
This tale of an unprecedented technological advance unfolds in a compelling narrative of risks, hardships, disasters, and triumph. More than 160 historic photographs depict exotic settings, workers' housing, dredging operations, much more.
Author | : Ira Elbert Bennett |
Publisher | : Washington, D.C. : Historical Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 752 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Buccaneers |
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Publisher | : Michael Glazier Books |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
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SCOTT (copy 1): from the John Holmes Library collection.
Author | : I. Bennett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 1976-08-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780849020056 |
Author | : Margarita Engle |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0544109414 |
As the Panama Canal turns one hundred, Newbery Honor winner Margarita Engle tells the story of its creation in this powerful new YA historical novel in verse.
Author | : Matthew Parker |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2009-03-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307472531 |
The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on contemporary accounts, bringing the experience of those who built the canal vividly to life. Politicians engaged in high-stakes diplomacy in order to influence its construction. Meanwhile, engineers and workers from around the world rushed to take advantage of high wages and the chance to be a part of history. Filled with remarkable characters, Panama Fever is an epic history that shows how a small, fiercely contested strip of land made the world a smaller place and launched the era of American global dominance.