Length8h 32m
About this audiobook
The construction of the Panama Channel was a laborious and difficult undertaking from many perspectives. This book provides the chronicles of the great construction, paying special attention to the technical, political, social, and economic specifics. According to the author, the book aimed to evoke the pride of the American nation in one of the greatest construction works in the history of mankind.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length8 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1GREATEST ENGINEERING PROJECT
17CHOOSING THE PANAMA ROUTE
2GATUN DAM
18CONTROVERSY WITH COLOMBIA
3THE LOCKS
19RELATIONS WITH PANAMA
4THE LOCK MACHINERY
20THE CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT
5CULEBRA CUT
21CONGRESS AND THE CANAL
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6ENDS OF THE CANAL
22SEA-LEVEL CANAL IMPOSSIBLE
7THE PANAMA RAILROAD
23FORTIFICATIONS
8SANITATION
24FIXING THE TOLLS
9THE MAN AT THE HELM
25THE OPERATING FORCE
10THE ORGANIZATION
26HANDLING THE TRAFFIC
11THE AMERICAN WORKERS
27THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
12THE NEGRO WORKERS
28OTHER GREAT CANALS
13THE COMMISSARY
29A NEW COMMERCIAL MAP
14LIFE ON THE ZONE
30AMERICAN TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
15PAST ISTHMIAN PROJECTS
31THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION
16THE FRENCH FAILURE
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