![]() ![]() ![]() In 1870, Count Ferdinand de Lesseps completes the Suez Canal and seeks new work. ![]() A thesis central to McCullough’s work is that there is a vast difference between enthusiasm for an idea and having the ability-and vision-to implement this change. Many previously contemplated whether this is possible-from explorers, such as Christopher Columbus, to presidents, such as Benjamin Franklin. The Canal is supposed to shorten journey times across America and overseas. There are three separate parts to the book. The book provides an oversight into those who built the Panama Canal, where it was built and everything that happened over the course of the construction-including the major political issues, which see the project change ownership. McCullough is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has written many nonfiction books. The Path Between the Seas received numerous awards, including the 1978 National Book Award for History and the 1977 Cornelius Ryan Award. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (1977), a work of nonfiction by David McCullough, describes the history of the Panama Canal, from its inception to its completion, and the disasters along the way. ![]()
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