The Canal Builders: Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal
Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal (Penguin History of American Life)"
ISBN: 159420201X, 0143116789 | 2009 | EPUB | 496 pages | 1 MB
A history of the Panama Canal is presented from the perspectives of its construction workers and includes coverage of such topics as Theodore Roosevelt's unpopular vision for Panama, the extensive resources that went into its building, and its role as a symbol of American power and globalization. 30,000 first printing.