Project Gutenberg 2013-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 121 Merry, William L. (William Lawrence) 1842 1911 San Francisco and the Nicaragua Canal Produced by David Garcia, Ernest Schaal, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "San Francisco and the Nicaragua Canal" by William L. Merry is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the political, economic, and logistical arguments surrounding the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, which was proposed as a significant waterway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The author presents a defense of the canal's benefits, arguing that it serves not only as a transportation route but also as a strategic national interest for the United States. In this book, Merry systematically rebuts claims made against the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, emphasizing its potential for enhancing trade, improving maritime competition, and benefiting Pacific Coast ports rather than harming them. He addresses misconceptions about the canal's construction costs and operational efficiency compared to alternatives like the Suez Canal. Merry also discusses the broader implications of the canal on American commerce and territorial growth, asserting that it will open new markets and facilitate transportation for various goods across the nascent transportation network. Ultimately, the work serves as a passionate endorsement of the canal as a crucial infrastructure project for national development and security. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua) TC Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 56651 2025-09-17T08:26:19.642631 text/html 33468 2024-10-23T15:24:41 text/html 108533 2025-09-17T08:26:25.197631 application/epub+zip 107073 2025-09-17T08:26:22.832616 application/epub+zip 86417 2025-09-17T08:26:21.681611 application/epub+zip 257009 2025-09-17T08:26:26.829570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247257 2025-09-17T08:26:24.470590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217892 2022-09-19T12:54:12.540874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45736 2025-09-17T08:26:19.289609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25810 2024-10-23T15:24:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16298 2025-09-17T08:26:26.948574 application/rdf+xml 19239 2025-09-17T08:26:22.165594 image/jpeg 4358 2025-09-17T08:26:21.924592 image/jpeg 110824 2025-09-17T08:26:19.648605 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