Project Gutenberg 2014-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 252 McKinlay, Duncan E. 1862 13002454 The Panama Canal Produced by Donald Cummings, Adrian Mastronardi 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.) "The Panama Canal" by Duncan E. McKinlay is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book details the monumental construction of the Panama Canal, a significant engineering feat that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and transforms global trade dynamics. It highlights the importance of this project not only for the United States but for world commerce as a whole. In the narrative, McKinlay recounts the extensive history of the canal's conception, navigating through the various proposals and endeavors from multiple nations and figures over several centuries. He explores the challenges faced, including political negotiations, engineering hurdles, labor issues, and health crises, particularly the ravages of tropical diseases. The book discusses key figures involved, such as Colonel G. W. Goethals and President Theodore Roosevelt, and elucidates how the successful completion of the canal drastically reduced shipping times and costs, reshaping maritime trade routes and underscoring America's growing influence on the world stage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Panama Canal (Panama) TC F1561 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 104038 2025-08-19T06:52:47.963587 text/html 80386 2024-10-24T12:34:29 text/html 1055787 2025-08-19T06:52:50.413598 application/epub+zip 1053688 2025-08-19T06:52:48.516594 application/epub+zip 98463 2025-08-19T06:52:48.224582 application/epub+zip 1094517 2025-08-19T06:52:52.080551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1082500 2025-08-19T06:52:50.120569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129849 2022-09-21T14:30:11.412389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90132 2025-08-19T06:52:47.716590 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70271 2024-10-24T12:34:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16504 2025-08-19T06:52:52.201552 application/rdf+xml 16007 2025-08-19T06:52:48.298581 image/jpeg 2693 2025-08-19T06:52:48.261574 image/jpeg 1022927 2025-08-19T06:52:48.026589 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 en.wikipedia