Some of the highlights for me were: the medical challenges, the kinds of society that developed in Panama, the role of the Canal in Panama's independence revolution, the French investment scandal and the ?cult of personality? surrounding de Lesseps. McCullough really shows the multiple issues and interests involved in building the canal, as he did for the Brooklyn Bridge. There are so many aspects to such projects and Mr. I found the most interesting parts to be about the medical challenges and the blend of politics and technical expertise that went into choosing the site for the canal and whether or not to build it ?a niveau?In my work, I've seen aspects of major projects such as pipelines and the creation or expansion of national parks. The Panama Canal didn't seem like an interesting topic when I began, but by the end I was astounded at the stories behind this enormous undertaking.? Some of the engineering and technical aspects went a little beyond my understanding. He has a rare talent for writing history like few can. 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, the history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama.I've become a real fan of David McCullough's writing. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures.
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.
In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. 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 was filled with both tragedy and triumph, told by master historian David McCullough.įrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal.
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