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This tale of an unprecedented technological advance unfolds in a compelling narrative of risks, hardships, disasters, and triumph. More than 160 historic photog

The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on cont

A history of the building of the Panama Canal, with emphasis on the difficulties of digging a canal where some engineers said it could not be done.

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction written by workers and their family members *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a t

Drawing on sources including Masonic manuals, tourist guidebooks and religious texts, this illustrated study explores the rites of building passage over the pas