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The Path Between the Seas; The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 - 1914
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The Path Between the Seas; The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 - 1914 Hardcover - 2004

by McCullough, David

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 698pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Deckle fore-edges and sprayed upper edge of text block. Book is a fourth printing and a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition. Book appears unread, is unclipped, unmarked, tight, and bright. Slight bump to spine head. The dust jacket has an archival Brodart protector. Originally published in 1977. Contents Preface Book One: The Vision 1870-1894 Book Two: Stars and Stripes Forever 1890-1904 Book Three: The Builders 1904-1914 Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Soiurces Index Maps Picture Sections.
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  • Title The Path Between the Seas; The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 - 1914
  • Author McCullough, David
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Fourth printing
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 704
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0003927
  • ISBN 9780743262132 / 0743262131
  • Weight 2.55 lbs (1.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.8 x 1.7 in (24.13 x 17.27 x 4.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress subjects Panama Canal (Panama) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 76057967
  • Dewey Decimal Code 972.875

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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 Bibliography: p. 655-669. Includes index.

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The letter, several pages in length and signed by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson, was addressed to Commander Thomas O. Selfridge.

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David McCullough (1933-2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.