| Descript |
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.9 1 1 168840 |
| Summary |
"Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the worlds most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!"--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| Contents |
What is the Panama Canal? -- From the Atlantic to the Pacific -- A railroad built on corpses -- A canal? -- The French try their hand -- The United States steps in -- War! -- Killing mosquitoes -- A man with a plan -- Finishing the job -- Success! -- The Canal today. |
| Alt Title |
Panama Canal |
| ISBN |
9780448478999 (pbk.) |
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0448478994 (pbk.) |
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9781480639959 (Paw Prints) |
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1480639958 (Paw Prints) |
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