02160cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000570012624500210018326400510020430000470025533600260030233700260032833800360035450000310039050802370042152010570065853400450171565300260176085600430178699900170182941807UtSlPG20260610133945.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a13022768  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTC1 aHaskin, Frederic J.q(Frederic Jennings),d1872-194414aThe Panama Canal 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-01-09  aE-text prepared by Linda Cantoni, Bryan Ness, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com)  a"The Panama Canal" by Frederic J. Haskin is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the monumental engineering feat that is the Panama Canal, detailing its construction, significance, and the various challenges faced during its building. It serves as an informative resource for readers interested in engineering marvels, American history, and international commerce.  The opening of "The Panama Canal" sets the stage for understanding the canal's historical context, beginning with the early attempts to find a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Haskin chronicles the persistent efforts by explorers, likens the canal's construction to epic historical undertakings, and highlights the role of the United States in ultimately completing the project after the French debacle. The narrative emphasizes the significance of the canal not only as a strategic passage for international shipping but also as a symbol of American ingenuity and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPanama Canal (Panama)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41807  c82646d82646