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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.
This hardback picture book captures the spirit of an age that believed no task was impossible, and no price too high to pay for progress. It was the turn of the century, and no country exemplified this brash optimism more than the United States under the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt. So it was, that in 1901, American engineers embarked on a mission to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by constructing a canal through the narrow Isthmus of Panama. The strip of land, less than 50 miles wide, proved less a challenge than did disease, thick rainforest vegetation, oppressive heat and mountainous terrain. The book documents the eventual victory over these obstacles, and the human cost to achieve it. This is a visually stunning book, with foldout spreads, vintage photos and full color illustrations that accurately portray this tropical region.
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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James Mayer
reviewed Panama Canal: The Story of how a jungle was conquered and the world made smaller on March 03, 2016
Panama Canal: The Story of how a jungle was conquered and the world made smaller
A concise narrative captures the tremendous challenges and impressive accomplishment of the construction of the Panama canal. The French failure, role of President Teddy Roosevelt, diplomatic relations between Panama and the USA (with a decided advocacy for the Panamanians), threat of disease, danger of work, innovative engineering, racism in both job and housing assignments, and the significance to all nations of the world in the accomplishment, are all discussed.
Lush illustrations give students a glimpse into the wild jungle of Panama, and photographs later in the book display living conditions by class. Fold out illustrations and a map at the end give students an overview of the canal path and how it works. A better illustration of the elevation challenges would have been helpful as my students had a lot of questions about that.
Also, published in 1998, the concluding information about the relationship between the USA and Panama, as well as the then anticipated handover of the canal to Panama (which happened in December 31, 1999) give the book a dated feel. My students were very interested to know what has happened between the USA and Panama since then, especially given the previous tone of the book.
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