![]() ![]() Out of it came a revolution, the birth of a new nation, the conquest of yellow fever, and the expansion of American power. For many it was the adventure of a lifetime, an adventure whose like will never be seen again. Here in all its heartbreak and eventual triumph the epic adventure is brought vividly alive by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such books as The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Truman, and John Adams.įilled with vivid detail and incident, The Path Between the Seas is not only a fact-filled account of an unprecedented engineering feat it is also the story of the people who were caught up in it - some to win fame and fortune, others to have their reputations and even their lives destroyed. Apart from the great wars, it was the largest, costliest single effort ever mounted anywhere on earth, and it affected the lives of tens of thousands of people throughout the world. Spanning nearly half a century, from its beginnings by a France in pursuit of glory to its completion by the United States on the eve of World War I, it enlisted men, nations, and money on a scale never before seen. The building of the Panama Canal was one of the most grandiose, dramatic, and sweeping adventures of all time. ![]()
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