Project Gutenberg 2010-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 443 Mills, J. Saxon (John Saxon) 1929 Mills, John Saxon The Panama Canal: A history and description of the enterprise Produced by Steven Gibbs, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Panama Canal: A History and Description of the Enterprise" by J. Saxon Mills is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the complex and often tumultuous journey of constructing the Panama Canal, exploring both the geophysical challenges and the geopolitical intrigues involved. Readers can expect a thorough examination of the canal's significance in global trade and politics, as well as insights into the key figures and events that shaped its development. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the historical backdrop surrounding the Panama Canal. It begins by discussing the geographical challenges posed by the isthmus and the long pursuit of navigable routes by early explorers, including Columbus and Balboa, who sought to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The narrative emphasizes the economic motivations behind the canal's construction and traces various plans proposed by previous navigators and explorers, along with the failed attempts by the French to build the canal. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the negotiations, political maneuvering, and engineering feats that ultimately led to the canal's completion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34124/34124-h/images/frontis.jpg Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Panama Canal (Panama) TC Text Technology Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Engineering & Technology 445070 2025-07-14T04:59:56.758378 text/html 443350 2021-01-07T02:42:56 text/html 2331027 2025-07-14T05:00:08.037322 application/epub+zip 2332152 2025-07-14T05:00:01.237377 application/epub+zip 231133 2025-07-14T04:59:59.430383 application/epub+zip 2641456 2025-07-14T05:00:12.963307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2582746 2025-07-14T05:00:06.409391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391253 2022-09-15T13:44:43.581294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390097 2025-07-14T04:59:55.952378 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389767 2021-01-07T02:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389790 2021-01-07T02:42:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21369 2025-07-14T05:00:13.113300 application/rdf+xml 25561 2025-07-14T05:00:00.023409 image/jpeg 4836 2025-07-14T04:59:59.764376 image/jpeg 139884 2021-01-07T02:42:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 2153020 2021-01-07T02:42:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 139796 2021-01-07T02:42:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 2279783 2025-07-14T04:59:56.825379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog