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

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 of this grand enterprise.

The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale.

Winner of the National Book Award for history, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and the Cornelius Ryan Award (for the best book of the year on international affairs), The Path Between the Seas is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, the history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-14-2009; Very thorough, a full historical account of the canal; I became interested in the canal after watching a program on History Channel. This book did not disappoint. It covered the full gamut, from the earliest efforts by the French to the final completion by the USA.This is a very detailed...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-12-2009; The Path Between the Seas; This is a fascinating story of the entire history of the construction of the Panama Canal, beginning with the French, who had recently completed construction of the Suez Canal at sea level.With virtually no advance surveys of the terrain...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-22-2009; The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914; Having spent the first twelve years of my life (1933-1945) in the Canal Zone, and with a father that began working for the Panama Railroad Company when he was only nineteen, I have always had an interest in the history of that great...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-19-2009; Digging the Big Ditch; THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS has three super things going for it. First, it's written by David McCullough, a popular historian with spellbinding storytelling ability. Second, it involves shady business deals and even shadier politics....; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-14-2009; Very thorough, a full historical account of the canal; I became interested in the canal after watching a program on History Channel. This book did not disappoint. It covered the full gamut, from the earliest efforts by the French to the final completion by the USA.This is a very detailed...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-22-2006; Good Narrative; A story like this one is invariably told along two narrative lines: technology and political economy. The first is the how what when where, the second is who and why. That's an oversimplification, of course, but hey - it's a short...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-11-2008; Boring; Very factual but exteeeeeeeeemly boring and wordy. I read it before going through the cannal and it helped me greatly to enjoy the trip, but it could be 1/4 the size and still do the job.; read full review | report as inappropriate