Author: C. H. Forbes-LindsayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Panama, the Isthmus and the Canal
Author: C. H. Forbes-LindsayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Independence of the Isthmus of Panama
Author: Ramón M. ValdésPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
History of the Isthmus of Panama
Author: Berthold SeemannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Isthmus of Panama, history of the Panama railroad and of the Pacific mail steamship company
Author: Fessenden Nott OtisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Isthmus of Panama, and what I Saw There
Author: Chauncey D. GriswoldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canals, Interoceanic
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The Conquest of the Isthmus
Author: Hugh WeirPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama Canal (Panama)
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Maritime Landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá
Author: James P. DelgadoPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 081305253X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In its 11,000 year human history, the Isthmus of Panamá has been dominated by its relationship to the sea and the rivers that feed it. A unique marine environment, the land bridge shaped its inhabitants’ activities, and those inhabitants shaped the Isthmus—from harvesting resources to physically transforming the land to link two oceans. This seminal work explores this intersection between people and the environment, mining the archaeological and ethnological record created during the formation and development of Panamá's maritime cultural landscape. Assessing sites both submerged and on land, the authors explore the maritime history of the isthmus through its many stages: from its prehistoric period through Spanish colonialism to the building of the canal and its function as a route for modern-day maritime traffic. Combining archaeology, history, geography, and economic history, this volume situates Panamá's canal and isthmus in the global economy and world maritime culture, while providing a more complex understanding of human adaptation and the persistence of culture.
The Panama Railroad
Author: Peter PynePublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253052092
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
Notes on the Isthmus of Panama & Darien, Also on the River St. Juan, Lakes of Nicaragua, &c., with Reference to a Railroad and Canal for Joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Author: George PeacockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Isthmus of Panama
Author: Fessenden N. OtisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
History of the Panama Railroad with a guide for travelers and businessmen about Central and South America containing timetables, shipping rates, commercial activity, and information about international connections.