Path Between The Seas : The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (Paperback)

from Renzomalo

As with ever book I've ever read by David McCullough, this is the way history should be written and taught, a flowing, immersive narrative that puts the reader in the time and places described. Hav...

from Bill_Masom

Very interesting and well written. What I liked the most about it was the fact that it really illuminated the French history of the canal, something I didn't know much about. Also, it really made a...

from Philip100

This is a very good book. I learned quite a bit about the canal I had not known. It was no surprise that public officials in those days were just as hard headed as they are today. I always enjoy re...

from santhony

Most people have limited education in the building of the Panama Canal. The sum total of my knowledge, prior to reading this book, was that Theodore Roosevelt fostered a revolution in the Columbian...

from thornton37814

McCullough has written an outstanding account of the creation the Panama Canal, starting with initial discussions as to whether the canal would be located in Panama or Nicaragua, proceeding to the ...