The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

Stephen Currie, 1960-

Book - 2015

The Panama Canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through 44 miles of Central America, will have been open for 100 years in 2014. Constructed in a difficult environment by workers from many nations, the canal increased trade and eased global travel. The canal was a major feat of engineering in its time and continues to be an impressive piece of work today.

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Subjects
Panama Canal (Panama)
Literature.
Genres
Literature
Published
San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Stephen Currie, 1960- (-)
Physical Description
96 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-80, 83) and index.
ISBN
9781601527103
  • Important Events in the History of the Panama Canal
  • Introduction: The Canal
  • Chapter 1. A Plan
  • Chapter 2. Construction
  • Chapter 3. The Workers
  • Chapter 4. Transition
  • Chapter 5. The Future
  • Source Notes
  • Facts About the Panama Canal
  • For Further Research
  • Index
  • Picture Credits
  • About the Author
Review by Booklist Review

Whether for their timeless beauty, engineering feats, or enduring mysteries, the books in the History's Great Structures series pay tribute to some of the world's most fascinating architectural achievements. Complemented by color photos and reproductions, the interesting and accessible texts describe each structure's significance, the materials and engineering skills used, and the workers behind the construction. The Panama Canal not only focuses on the American ingenuity used in building this revolutionary shipping canal but also the political conflicts between the two vested nations. A concluding chapter always looks at the future of each structure, including its legacy and continuing environmental and human threats. Other features include a time line, maps, related sidebars, facts about the architecture, and a bibliography. Students will find this series useful for world history, art, and science alike.--Leeper, Angela Copyright 2015 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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