Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-402) and index.
Contents:
"To shrink the world by half" -- Part. 1. The Panama Railroad -- The Panama Railroad, 1849-1855 -- Part 2. The French canal -- The French canal, 1881-1904 -- Part 3. The US construction of the Panama Canal, 1904-1914 -- Who went, how and why -- What they endured, 1904-1907 -- The work they did there, 1904-1914 -- The lives they lived, 1904-1914 -- How they loved, laughed and prayed -- Part 4. The Post-construction years and the return home -- Life in Panama after construction ended -- What they brought back home.
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