Panama

by Jens Mitchell

At the turn of the last century, Panama was the most dangerous place in the world. Travelers would endure a voyage of thousands of miles rather than risk a 40-mile train trip across the narrow strip of land. After thousands died in the French attempt to dig a canal across the Isthmus, Theodore Roosevelt decreed "Not one spade of dirt" would be turned until the treacherous, disease-filled jungles were made safe. To that end, a small band of American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530014158
• ISBN13: 9781530014156
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"