Synopsis Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1978-10-15 | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 698 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 31.2 oz |
Publisher's Note A winner of the National Book Award, the Francis Parkman Award, the Samuel Eliot Morrison Award, and the Cornelius Ryan Award, The Path Between the Seas chronicles the dramatic story behind the realization of the centuries-old dream of creating a ship passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In the style that has made him a favorite of readers and reviewers alike, McCullough weaves astonishing engineering feats, extraordinary medical advances, political power plays, heroic struggles, and human tragedies into an unforgettable portrait of a momentous undertaking. On December 12, 1999, the United States is returning ownership of the Canal to Panama. The accompanying press attention is sure to renew interest in McCullough's seminal work.
THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS chronicles the dramatic story behind the realization of the centuries-old dream of creating a ship passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In the style that has made him a favorite of readers and reviewers alike, McCullough weaves astonishing engineering feats, extraordinary medical advances, political power plays, heroic struggles, and human tragedies into an unforgettable portrait of a momentous undertaking.
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