David Mccullough: The Path Between the Seas

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The National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and brilliant engineering feat that transformed global trade routes and shaped modern American history, as told by Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master historian David McCullough.

A national bestseller and testament to human determination, The Path Between the Seas tells the stories of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing a maritime passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. McCullough masterfully recounts astonishing engineering and medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale.

Winner of the National Book Award for history, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and the Cornelius Ryan Award (for the best book of the year on international affairs), The Path Between the Seas is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, technological innovation, international intrigue, and human drama.

Über den Autor

David McCullough (1933–2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit [...].

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

PREFACE

BOOK ONE: THE VISION 1870-1894

1. Threshold

2. The Hero

3. Consensus of One

4. Distant Shores

5. The Incredible Task

6. Soldiers Under Fire

7. Downfall

8. The Secrets of Panama

BOOK TWO: STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER 1890-1904

9. Theodore the Spinner

10. The Lobby

11. Against All Odds

12. Adventure by Trigonometry

13. Remarkable Revolution

14. Envoy Extraordinary

BOOK THREE: THE BUILDERS 1904-1914

15. The Imperturbable Dr. Gorgas

16. Panic

17. John Stevens

18. The Man with the Sun in His Eyes

19. The Chief Point of Attack

20. Life and Times

21. Triumph

Afterword

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTES

SOURCES

INDEX

MAPS

Panama During the French Era

Panama, the Canal, and the Canal Zone

PICTURE SECTIONS

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	1978
Fachbereich:	Technik allgemein
Genre:	Importe , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780671244095
ISBN-10:	0671244094
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mccullough, David
Zusammengestellt:	McCullough, David
Hersteller:	Simon & Schuster
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	235 x 162 x 42 mm
Von/Mit:	David Mccullough
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.10.1978
Gewicht:	0,871 kg