Project Gutenberg 2011-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 272 Cornish, Vaughan 1862 1948 09035588 The Panama Canal and Its Makers Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs, Adam Styles and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Panama Canal and Its Makers" by Vaughan Cornish is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the monumental effort of constructing the Panama Canal, detailing both the engineering challenges faced and the individuals involved in the project. Readers can expect an in-depth exploration of the canal’s significance for global trade and transportation, as well as the human stories behind its construction. The opening of the work sets the stage for understanding the tremendous undertaking of the Panama Canal, emphasizing its importance as a strategic waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Vaughan Cornish introduces readers to the current state of construction, noting the presence of around 40,000 workers and the impressive engineering machinery in use. He conveys the urgency and ambition behind the canal project, as well as the historical context of previous attempts and negotiations surrounding its construction. This thoughtful introduction raises the anticipation for a detailed account of the canal's history and its makers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Panama Canal (Panama) TC Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 262268 262259 2024-10-16T04:26:36.515361 2023-09-16T10:51:40.594207 text/html text/html 258025 2021-01-08T05:37:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 3055766 2021-01-08T05:37:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2938437 2024-10-16T04:26:46.875264 application/epub+zip 2940252 2024-10-16T04:26:40.892366 application/epub+zip 148102 2024-10-16T04:26:39.073484 application/epub+zip 3008328 2024-10-16T04:26:50.724245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2970746 2024-10-16T04:26:45.412322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241577 2022-09-17T09:01:13.418535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196072 195974 2024-10-16T04:26:35.166349 2023-09-16T10:51:39.491186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 195830 2021-01-08T05:37:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70335 2021-01-08T05:37:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195849 2021-01-08T05:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70295 2021-01-08T05:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20840 2024-10-16T04:26:50.869252 application/rdf+xml 11831 2024-10-16T04:26:39.656321 image/jpeg 2859 2024-10-16T04:26:39.366348 image/jpeg 3723181 2024-10-16T04:26:36.689361 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog