Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic
Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history.
- Genre: History
- Subgenre: Latin America / Central America
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: October 15, 1978
- Date Published: October 15, 1978
- Author: David McCullough