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.
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.
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
Author: Fessenden Otis
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429020032
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429020032
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Picturesque Panama
Author: Jean Sadler Heald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Illustrated History of the Panama Railroad
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
History of the Panama Railroad with a guide for travelers and businessmen about Central and South America containing timetables, shipping rates, commercial activity, and information about international connections.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
History of the Panama Railroad with a guide for travelers and businessmen about Central and South America containing timetables, shipping rates, commercial activity, and information about international connections.
Picturesque Panama; The Panama Railroad; The Panama Canal
Author: Jean Sadler Heald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258790929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258790929
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Isthmus of Panama
Author: Fessenden N. Otis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
History of the Panama Railroad with a guide for travelers and businessmen about Central and South America containing timetables, shipping rates, commercial activity, and information about international connections.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Panama
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
History of the Panama Railroad with a guide for travelers and businessmen about Central and South America containing timetables, shipping rates, commercial activity, and information about international connections.
Charter and Amended By-laws of the Panama Railroad Company
Author: Panama Railroad Co
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Panama in 1855. An Account of the Panama Rail-road, of the Cities of Panama and Aspinwall, with Sketches of Life and Character on the Isthmus. [With Illustrations.]
Author: Robert TOMES (M.D.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Proposed Abandonment of Panama Railroad
Author: United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description