The Path Between the Seas, Part 2 of 2

by David McCullough, Grover Gardner (Narrator)

s/t: The Creation of the Panama Canal
A dramatic story of the politics, finance and engineering that combined to make the Panama Canal.

Genres: History

9 pages, Audio Cassette

Published January 1, 1993

About the author

David McCullough was a Yale-educated, two-time recipient of both the Pulitzer Prize (Truman; John Adams) and the National Book Award (The Path Between the Seas; Mornings on Horseback). His many other highly-acclaimed works of historical non-fiction include The Greater Journey, 1776, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, The Wright Brothers, and The Johnstown Flood. He was honored with the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the National Humanities Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in addition to many other awards and honors. Mr. McCullough lived in Boston, Mass.

Reviews

[Ken Woytisek · Rating 5 out of 5]

David McCullough has once again written a book on a fascinating subject. I recently moved to Panama and had no idea of the blood , sweat , and tears that went in building this great canal.