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Seaway to the future : American social visions and the construction of the Panama Canal / Alexander Missal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Missal, Alexander.
- Series:
- Studies in American thought and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canals.
- Canals--Social aspects.
- Panama Canal (Panama)--History.
- Panama Canal (Panama).
- Panama Canal (Panama)--In popular culture.
- Canals--Social aspects--Panama.
- Canals--Panama--Design and construction.
- Panama Canal (Panama)--Social policy.
- Panama.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Approaching the Panama Canal: An Introduction 3
- 1 Logistics of Expansion: The Long Road to Realization 21
- 2 American Triumph: Explaining the Canal Project 55
- 3 The Engineered View: The Panama Canal in Pictures 80
- 4 Ideal Community: The Canal Zone as an American Utopia 122
- 5 Celebrating the Canal: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition 164
- Conclusion: Visiting a Construction Site 197.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780299229405
- 0299229408
- OCLC:
- 223848535
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