Currie S. The Panama Canal

San Diego: ReferencePoint Press, Inc., 2015. — 96 p. — (History’s great structures). — ISBN: 978-1-60152-710-3The Panama Canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through 44 miles of Central America, will have been open for 100 years in 2014. Constructed in a difficult environment by workers from many nations, the canal increased trade and eased global travel. The canal was a major feat of engineering in its timeand continues to be an impressive piece of work today.Important Events in the History of the Panama Canal
Introduction: The Canal
A Plan
Construction
The Workers
Transition
The Future
Source Notes
Facts About Panama Canal
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