The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs [Paperback]

Ulrich Keller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0486244083 | ISBN-13: 978-0486244082 | Publication Date: February 1, 1984

Extensive text and 164 historic photographs tell the compelling story of the Canal's construction: dredging, housing, internal government, engineering feats, failures, and final success.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (February 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486244083
• ISBN-13: 978-0486244082
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > History > Americas > Central America > Panama
  • #32 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > History

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificient Recapturing of History, June 20, 2003

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Gustavo A. Mellander, Ph.D., D.H.L. "Gus A. M... (George Mason Univer., Virginia) - See all my reviews

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I lived in Panama for 17 years and have written 3 books on Panama. How how I wish I had this beautifully spectacular book years ago. What an inspiraton it would have been during those dreary hours of writer's block. Each of these magnificient pictures are indeed worth a thousand words -- and there are so many pictures in this book! The United States "helped" Panama separate from Colombia in 1903, the following year the great task, which had defeated the French, of building an interoceanic canal began. It would take a full and painful 10 years. The rare photographs in this book document those years. How wonderful that they have been saved and are now offered to another generation!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The building of the Panama Canal in historic photograph, April 14, 2001

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A. Thomas (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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Wealth of information! This book eloquently navigates through Panama's Canal history; merging dynamic cultural and socio-political elements that contributed to this technological marvel. As a lifetime resident of the Canal Zone I taught I knew the definitive version of the Canals creation, however these photographs of the mundane to the sublime still concedes a wealth of information.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photographs of the Panama Canal, April 10, 2008

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Herbert A. Hutchinson (Thousand Oaks, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs by Ulrich Keller is a most fascinating compilation of photographs recording man's greatest engineering achievement in construction during the 20th Century. The photographs are even more special to me because it shows scenes that my Barbadian grandfather and uncle would have seen during their laboring to construct the Panama Canal. That uncle died of malaria at the Canal and is buried, alongside the many others who sacrificed their lives, in the cemetery shown in one of the photographs. This book ranks in the top 3 that I have ever read during my over 70 years of reading.
Herbert A. Hutchinson