The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal

The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal Maurer Noel ,Yu Carlos Wydawca: Princeton University Press Data wydania: 2010 ISBN: 9780691147383 Liczba stron: 440 Format: 242 x 166 x 32 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal s influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal.