The Path Between the Seas

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The Path Between the Seas

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ISBN: 9780743530187
author: David McCullough
publishing house: Simon & Schuster Audio
publication date: 2003 -6
price: GBP 33.66
number of pages: 698

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The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

David McCullough   

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Winner of the National Book Award for history, The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. McCullough expertly weaves the many strands of this momentous event into a captivating tale. Like his masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography John Adams, David McCullough's The Path Between the Seas has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This audiobook is a must-listen for anyone interested in American history, international intrigue, and human drama.

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