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Hells Gorge
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Description
Hell's Gorge traces a heroic dream that spanned four centuries: to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.The human cost was immense: in appalling working conditions and amid epidemics of fever tens of thousands perished fighting the jungle swamps and mountains of Panama a scale of attrition comparable to many great battles.
Matthew Parker explores the fierce geo-political struggle behind the heroic vision of the canal and the immense engineering and medical battles that were fought. But he also weaves in the stories of the ordinary men and women who worked on the canal to evoke everyday life on the construction and depict the battle on the ground deep in 'Hell's Gorge'. Using diaries memoirs contemporary newspapers and previously unseen private letters he draws a vivid picture of the heart-breaking struggle on the Isthmus in particular that of the British West Indians who made up the majority of the canal workforce.
Hell's Gorge is a tale of politics finance press manipulation scandal and intrigue populated by a dazzling cast of idealists and bullies heroes and conmen. But it is also a moving tribute to the 'Forgotten Silvermen' so many of whom died to fulfil the centuries-old canal dream.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
482
Release Date:
2008-03-06
Publication Date:
2008-03-06
Publisher:
Arrow
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0099484331
ISBN13:
9780099484332
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
570 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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