The book details people, places, and events involved in building the Panama Canal. The title refers to the connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that the opening of the canal created.
Making extensive use of letters and interviews with participants and their surviving relatives, the author presents the personal side of the difficulties of the original French effort, and the massive financial losses caused by the failure of that effort; the American negotiations with Colombia, and the machinations that brought about the independence of Panama; and the personalities and conflicts of the principal players in the American effort. This personal aspect is set against the backdrop of the gigantic scale of the construction and the enormous technical difficulties that were surmounted to reach the eventual goal, the prospective benefit of which had long been recognized.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter has said that the treaties passing control of the Canal to Panama would not have passed the U.S Senate had it not been for McCullough's book. “All through the Senate debates on the issue,” McCullough observes, “the book was quoted again and again, and I’m pleased to say that it was quoted by both sides. Real history always cuts both ways."[5]
^McCullough, David (1977). The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870—1914 (Octavo, 698 pages ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-671-22563-4.
^McCullough, David (1977). The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870—1914 (Paperback ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-671-24409-4.
^"National Book Awards". National Book Foundation. 1978. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^. Columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
^ ab"Samuel Eliot Morison Award 1978". American Heritage. 29 (6). October 1978. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
^"The Cornelius Ryan Award 1977". opcofamerica.org. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
"Reviews: David McCullough". Electriceggplant.com.
January 01, 1970
path, between, seas, creation, panama, canal, 1870, 1914, 1977, book, american, historian, david, mccullough, published, simon, schuster, page, book, contains, photographs, maps, extensive, source, references, national, book, award, history, francis, parkman, . The Path Between the Seas The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 1914 1977 is a book by the American historian David McCullough published by Simon amp Schuster 1 2 The 698 page book contains 80 photographs two maps and extensive source references It won the U S National Book Award in History 3 the Francis Parkman Prize 4 the Samuel Eliot Morison Award 5 and the Cornelius Ryan Award 6 The Path Between the SeasCover of the first edition AuthorDavid McCulloughCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreHistoryPublisherSimon amp SchusterPublication date1977Pages698ISBN978 0 671 22563 6Preceded byThe Great Bridge Followed byMornings on Horseback The book details people places and events involved in building the Panama Canal The title refers to the connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that the opening of the canal created Making extensive use of letters and interviews with participants and their surviving relatives the author presents the personal side of the difficulties of the original French effort and the massive financial losses caused by the failure of that effort the American negotiations with Colombia and the machinations that brought about the independence of Panama and the personalities and conflicts of the principal players in the American effort This personal aspect is set against the backdrop of the gigantic scale of the construction and the enormous technical difficulties that were surmounted to reach the eventual goal the prospective benefit of which had long been recognized U S President Jimmy Carter has said that the treaties passing control of the Canal to Panama would not have passed the U S Senate had it not been for McCullough s book All through the Senate debates on the issue McCullough observes the book was quoted again and again and I m pleased to say that it was quoted by both sides Real history always cuts both ways 5 See also editHistory of the Panama CanalReferences edit McCullough David 1977 The Path Between the Seas The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 1914 Octavo 698 pages ed New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 22563 4 McCullough David 1977 The Path Between the Seas The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870 1914 Paperback ed New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 24409 4 National Book Awards National Book Foundation 1978 Retrieved March 17 2012 Francis Parkman Prize Columbia edu Archived from the original on 2013 03 04 Retrieved March 1 2013 a b Samuel Eliot Morison Award 1978 American Heritage 29 6 October 1978 Retrieved December 23 2017 The Cornelius Ryan Award 1977 opcofamerica org Retrieved 2013 03 01 External links editThe Path Between the Seas Simon amp Schuster ISBN 9780743262132 Book in PDF format Reviews David McCullough Electriceggplant com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Path Between the Seas amp oldid 1201736259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
