The Path Between The Seas: The Creation of .

Synopsis: The National Book Award-winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panam a 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 M cCullough. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the national best selling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Bet ween the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate d rama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this gra nd enterprise. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought a gainst all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquati c passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of asto nishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political po wer plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable g ift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strand s 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, the history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama.

Product Info

ISBN: 0671244094

ISBN-13: 9780671244095

Publisher: Simon & Schuster., New York

Year: 1977

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

Seller Info

InfinityBooksJapan

Address: 1F Komagata Heights Bldg Tokyo,

Website: https://www.infinitybooksjapan.com

Country: Japan