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Description edit
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Theodore Roosevelt: President of the United States
- John Stevens: Add a description of this character.
- William Nelson Cromwell
- Dr. Gorgas
- Amador
- Wallace
- Taft
- Ferdinand De Lesseps
- Mark Hanna
- Herz
- Charles De Lesseps
- Walker
- Shaler
- Goethals
- Tobar
- Philippe Bunau-varilla
- Hubbard
- Selfridge
- John Hay
- Morison
- John Tyler Morgan
- Mahan
- Clemenceau
- Mckinley
- Sibert
- Drumont
- Torres
- Ammen
- Davis
- John Bigelow
- Gaillard
- Arango
- De Reinach
- Menocal
- Prescott
- Loomis
- Hill
- Duque
Setting & Locations edit
- Panama City
- United States
- Nicaragua
- Washington
- Paris
- New York
- France
- Culebra
- Colombia
- Pacific
- Colon
- White House
- Bogota
- Gatun
- Chagres
- Havana
- Darien
- San Francisco
- Stegomyia
- Central America
- Atlantic
- Chicago
- Ancon
- London
- Caribbean
- Tehuantepec
- Egypt
- Cuba
- Europe
- Barbados
- Bohio
- California
- Republic Of Panama
- Martinique
- West Point
- Humboldt
- Cristobal
- Oregon
- Cathedral Plaza
- England
- Jamaica
- Pittsburgh
- Nashville
- Cartagena
- Panama Canal
- Huertas
- Obaldia
- Panama Railroad
First Sentence edit
The letter, several pages in length and signed by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson, was addressed to Commander Thomas O. Selfridge.
Authors & Contributors edit
- David G. McCullough (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 15, 1978
ISBN: 0671244094
Page Count: 698
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 15, 1978
ISBN: 0671244094
Page Count: 698
Awards edit
- Francis Parkman Prize (1978)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1977: General Nonfiction)
- National Book Award (1978: History)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 972.87504
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › Central America › Panama
- Books › Science › Technology › General & Reference
- Books › History › World › 20th Century
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy
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