Bibliograph

What is the Panama Canal?, by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Type

Label

What is the Panama Canal?, by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 108)

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What is the Panama Canal?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

861478811

Responsibility statement

by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Series statement

What was...?Who was...?Who is...?What is...?

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Panama Canal

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