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| Title | : | Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal |
| Author | : | Matthew Parker |
| Book Format | : | Audio CD |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 0 pages |
| Published | : | February 26th 2008 by AudioGO (first published March 1st 2007) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Science. Engineering. Technology |
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The building of the Panama Canal was one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. A tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicine, Panama Fever charts the challenges that marked the long, labyrinthine road to the building of the canal. Drawing on a wealth of new materials and sources, Matthew Parker brings to life the men who recognized the impact a canal would have on global politics and economics, and adds new depth to the familiar story of Teddy Roosevelt's remarkable triumph in making the waterway a reality.As thousands of workers succumbed to dysentery, yellow fever, and malaria, scientists raced to stop the deadly epidemics so that work could continue. The treatments they developed changed the course of medical history. The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 spelled the end of the Victorian Age and the beginning of the "American Century." Panama Fever brilliantly captures the innovative thinking and backbreaking labor, as well as the commercial and political interests, that helped make America a global power.
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| Original Title: | Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-- the Building of the Panama Canal |
| ISBN: | 1602833567 (ISBN13: 9781602833562) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.74 From 683 Users | 89 ReviewsCommentary About Books Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
Interesting book. I am sure there are some out there that might be a little better about the subject but all-in-all an interesting read.This book was strongly recommended by a friend who visited us in Panama earlier this year. Since we have now left Panama after living there for 6 years, I figured it was a case of "better late than never", that this book would prove a nice nostalgic read but little more. After all, I had visited the Canal Museum a dozen times at least, I had watched ships go by from the observation deck many times, and I even participated in the Ocean-to-Ocean cayuco race in 2007 which means i actually rowed the
GreatAnother great historical book from Matthew Parker from his own backyard, the Caribbean and Central America. A really fascinating story of determination and courage, told with typical careful research and a strong narrative.
Sometimes, when reading non-fiction, there will be on person that sort of jumps out. Not necessarily someone who was terribly important to the events, but just because they'll have a funny name, or happen to be the one that kept the most extensive diary and get quoted a lot, or have participated in some stupid but illustrative anecdote or something, and then going forward I kind of keep an eye out for them. In this instance, the person is one Claude Mallet, British acting-consul to Panama and as
What amazed me most about the book is the amount of information the author has collected from multiple sources while putting together this epic story in the form of a book. The smallest of incidents that happened more than a century back are all well documented and archived in multiple sources. The book is about the epic story of building one of the greatest engineering marvels of the modern era the Panama canal. For centuries kings,business leaders and explorers were constantly looking at ways
It was appalling to read about the thousands of deaths and the cheapness of lives both during the French attempt at the canal, and the successful American attempt. It was also great to read about how the Americans successfully reduced fatalities due to Malaria and Yellow Fever through improved sanitation even through the face of skepticism about the theory behind insect-borne diseases which was still in its early years.I loved reading about the lock systems used in the canal and the simple
Great detailed account of the building of the Panama Canal.(Listened to CD)
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