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

by Mccullough (Author) "The letter, several pages in length and signed by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson, was addressed to Commander Thomas O. Selfridge ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 704 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (21 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0671244094
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671244095
  • Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,312 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant author, most exciting history book I know of., 19 Aug 1997
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I certainly did not expect too much excitement from a 700 pages book about the Panama Canal, but David McCullough did an excellent job. He obviously did a lot of research, but his true accomplishment is putting all the little fragments together to one exciting story. This is not just history, it is politics, business, engineering, medicine, etc. And best of all, it is very well written and easy to read. I like it even better than "Truman", McCulloughs most famous book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Epic!, 16 Jul 1998
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Perhaps I am biased, having grown up in the Panama Canal Zone. All prejudices apart, though, this is the single best "history" book I have ever read. With a cast of characters worthy of a Tolstoy novel, McCullough gives the reader a thorough understanding of the magnitude and impact the little Isthmus of Panama has had on the history of the world.

This is much more than history. Indeed, the common claim that it reads like a novel is not an exaggeration. The 600+ pages overflow with unrelenting drama, vividly painted larger-than-life characters, exotic vistas, bustling courtrooms, etc. This is more a story about the people who struggled to realize a dream than it is about the little canal which captured their imaginations for centuries.

This book moved me to tears.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, 11 Aug 1999
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This is the first book by David McCullough that I've read, and let me say I am impressed. I read this book while I was bedridden with an illness and McCullough's thorough research and excellent prose sucked me right into the middle of the struggles to complete this wonder of the world. And I liked it!
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