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Panama was less than 50 miles wide, yet difficult to bridge by canal -- its swamps were disease-ridden, its mountainous rain forest challenged the most brilliant engineers, and its oppressive heat exhausted the hardiest workers. Engineers found ways to cut through the forest, medical visionaries conquered the diseases, and workers endured the jungle. Yet there were also broken treaties, political tyranny, and the tragedy of thousands of West Indian workers forced to live in awful, segregated conditions.
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The winner of numerous awards, this series is renowned for Elizabeth Mann's ability to convey adventure and excitement while revealing technical information in engaging and easily understood language. The illustrations are lavishly realistic and accurate in detail but do not ignore the human element. Outstanding in the genre, these books are sure to bring even the most indifferent young reader into the worlds of history, geography, and architecture.
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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.
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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James Maddox
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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