The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal

by Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu

Book Overview

An incisive economic and political history of the Panama Canal

On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu reveal a more complex story. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691248079
• ISBN13: 9780691248073
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"