Path Between the Seas : The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

English

ISBN: 0671244094

EAN: 9780671244095

Category: History / Latin America / Central America

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: 10/31/1978

Synopsis: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofTruman,here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. InThe Path Between the Seas,acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise.The Path Between the Seastells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale.Winner of the National Book Award for history, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and the Cornelius Ryan Award (for the best book of the year on international affairs),The Path Between the Seasis a must-read for anyone interested in American history, the history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama.

Awards: National Book Awards – null  Francis Parkman Prize – null 

Path Between the Seas : The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.56 inches

Width: 6.06 inches

Length: 9.19 inches

Weight: 32.38 oz

Pages: 704