Author: Fessenden Nott Otis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Illustrated History of the Panama Railroad
Author: Fessenden Nott Otis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Illustrated History of the Panama Railroad: together with a traveller's guide and business man's handbook for the Panama Railroad, etc
Author: Fessenden Nott OTIS
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Panama Railroad
Author: Peter Pyne
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253052092
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253052092
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering feat—they would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The creation of the Panama Railroad ranks as one the boldest capitalist ventures in the 19th century, and would require battling climate, disease, and geography before it was completed. On a human level, it would transform the destiny of thousands of lives in America, Panama, the West Indies, and Asia, as well as in Ireland. The Panama Railroad provides the first comprehensive account of the railroad's construction, going well beyond the known stories of the titans of industry involved with its construction, such as William Aspinwall, George Law, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. It seeks to correct false claims and address numerous gaps in past histories, and in particular showcases the stories of the ordinary Irish workers willing to travel halfway around the globe to pursue an uncertain future and a perilous undertaking in the hopes of escaping the devastating aftermath of the Great Famine of 1845–49.
The Illustrated History of American Military Commissaries
Author: Peter D. Skirbunt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history spanning the 233 years of the four major services' sales commissaries.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history spanning the 233 years of the four major services' sales commissaries.
Catalogue of Books
Author: Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Railroad Branch. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
List of Latin American History and Description in the Columbus Memorial Library
Author: Columbus Memorial Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The Illustrated History of American Military Commissaries: The Defense Commissary Agency and its predecessors, since 1989
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160872464
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160872464
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Illustrated History of American Military Commissaries: The Defense Commissary Agency and its predecessors, 1775-1988
Author: Peter D. Skirbunt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history spanning the 233 years of the four major services' sales commissaries.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history spanning the 233 years of the four major services' sales commissaries.
List of Books on Latin American History and Description (with Reference to Articles in Magazines) in the Columbus Memorial Library ...
Author: Columbus Memorial Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Illustrated History of American Military Commissaries: The Defense Commissary Agency and its predecessors, since 1989
Author: Peter D. Skirbunt
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history spanning the 233 years of the four major services' sales commissaries.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history spanning the 233 years of the four major services' sales commissaries.