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The Panama Canal

Panama was less than 50 miles wide, yet difficult to bridge by canal -- its swamps were disease-ridden, its mountainous rain forest challenged the most brilliant engineers, and its oppressive heat exhausted the hardiest workers. Engineers found ways to cut through the forest, medical visionaries conquered the diseases, and workers endured the jungle. Yet there were also broken treaties, political tyranny, and the tragedy of thousands of West Indian workers forced to live in awful, segregated conditions.

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Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9781931414142
Print Status
In Print
Pages
48
Suggested Grades
4th - 8th
Geographical Setting
Panama
Historical Setting
1500 - 2023
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Copyright
February 4, 2006
Written
1998

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