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The Panama Railroad: Railroads Past and Present

Autor Peter Pyne
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 mar 2021
-The first comprehensive account of the construction of the Panama Railroad, the forerunner to the Panama Canal. - The narrative focuses on the ordinary Irish workers that built the railroad. -The only other monograph on the Panama Railroad was published in the 1960s and has numerous factual errors.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253052070
ISBN-10: 0253052076
Pagini: 418
Ilustrații: 32 Illustrations, black and white; 3 Maps
Dimensiuni: 163 x 236 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Editura: Indiana University Press
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Notă biografică

Peter Pyne was Lecturer in history in the Adult Education Department of Ulster University at Magee University College, Derry, before his retirement. He lives in Derry, Northern Ireland, where he and his wife run a bed and breakfast.

Cuprins

Introduction
Part I: Construction
1. The Grand Design
2. A False Start
3. Slow Progress
4. A New Departure
5. Hopes Dashed
6. The Final Push
Part II: The Workers
7. The Men Who Built the Railroad
8. Working Conditions
9. Workers' Amenities
10. Mortality
Part III: The Irish
11. The American Irish
12. The Men from Cork
Part IV: Epilogue
13. Railroad-Government Relations
14. The Aftermath
Conclusion