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  • Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose

    Journey through Panama's Engineering Marvel and Cultural Splendor

    In "Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose," Willis John Abbott presents a compelling blend of visual and literary narrative that captures the monumental story of the Panama Canal. The book is characterized by its vivid descriptions and meticulously curated photographs, seamlessly interwoven with historical analysis. Abbott employs a lyrical yet informative prose style, immersing readers in the ... Read more

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  • Panama Fever

    The Epic Story of the Building of the Panama Canal

    The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on contemporary accounts, bringing the experience of those who built the canal vividly to life. Politicians engaged in high-stakes diplomacy in order to influence its construction. Meanwhile, engineers and workers from around the world rushed to take ... Read more

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  • The Panama Canal

    It was either very careless or very astute of Nature to leave the entire length of the American continent without a central passage from ocean to ocean, or, having provided such a passage at Nicaragua, to allow it to be obstructed again by volcanic action. This imperviousness of the long American barrier had, as we shall see, important economic and political results, and the eventual opening of a ... Read more

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  • Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, 1851–1852

    An epic and intimate firsthand account of a true American hero's daring journey into the heart of the Amazon forest in the nineteenth century.Captain William Lewis Herndon was memorialized in Gary Kinder's bestselling book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, which recounts Herndon's final acts of heroism as his ship foundered in a hurricane off the Carolina coast in 1857. Seven years before those ... Read more

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  • The Panama Railroad

    by ORAN ...
    Before the canal, there was the railroad to connect the great oceans. This short pieces tells of the building of the railroad across the isthmus in the mid nineteenth century and details a journey by hand car on the line shortly after it was completed. ... Read more

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  • The Inhabitants of the Philippines

    The writer feels that no English book does justice to the natives of the Philippines, and this conviction has impelled him to publish his own more favourable estimate of them. He arrived in Manila with a thorough command of the Spanish language, and soon acquired a knowledge of the Tagal dialect. His avocations brought him into contact with all classes of the community--officials, priests, land ... Read more

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  • A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles

    Few states of the United States have a more varied, a more interesting or a more instructive history than California, and few have done so little to preserve their history. In narrating the story of California, the author has endeavored to deal justly with the different eras and episodes of its history; to state facts; to tell the truth without favoritism or prejudice; to give credit where credit ... Read more

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  • Exploring the Andes and the Inca Ruins, Illustrated

    by E G Squier ...
    E G Squier, noted 19th century archeologist and newspaper editor, was appointed United States Commissioner to Peru in 1863. In that capacity he traveled extensively in the mountains of Bolivia and Peru, making the arduous journey across the Andes on the back of a mule. In his travels he took extensive notes and photographs of the Inca monuments then extant. This collection is a series that ... Read more

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  • A History of Panama and its Development

    Geographically, Panama is the connecting link between South and Central America.This book originally published under the title “Panama: past and present”; tells the history of Panama and its development. “A hundred thousand years ago, when the Gulf of Mexico extended up the Mississippi Valley to the mouth of the Ohio, and the ice-sheet covered New York, there was no need of digging a Panama Canal, ... Read more

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  • Eldorado: Adventures in the Path of Empire

    by Bayard Taylor ...
    American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author, Bayard Taylor (1825 – 1878) led a remarkable life and left a fascinating legacy. His travel books are known for their keen details, humor, and adventure. His poetry still stands up and his translations were at one time considered some of the finest.In 1849, Taylor made a trip to California and Mexico. Throughout the journey he kept ... Read more

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  • The Panama Canal and Its Makers

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Panama: A Personal Record of Forty-Six Years, 1861-1907

    "Robinson started with the Panama Railroad and saw the Canal from start to finish." -Lincoln Review (1982)"A charming chronicler of the events of a lifetime on the Isthmus." - Panama and the canal in picture and prose (1913)"Wonderfully interesting book." - The Instructor (1913)"Probably no man knows more about Panama from personal experience than Tracy Robinson." - The Independent (1908)"After ... Read more

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