Description: Mann (The Great Wall, 1997, etc.) offers the older end of the picture-book set a concrete, engaging narrative on another of the man-made wonders of the world. Opening her tale with the failure of the French, under Ferdinand de Lesseps, to construct their own canal in Panama, Mann quickly moves into the details of President Teddy Roosevelt's obsession with the project; he broke international law by encouraging and aiding Panama's rebellion for independence in 1903. The resulting treatythough unfair to Panamagave Roosevelt all the leverage he needed, and despite yellow fever and malaria, America soon poured thousands of workers and millions of dollars into this enterprise. While there were excellent living conditions for American workers in Panama, those conditions were not duplicated for Caribbean labourers: ``Black Caribbeans suffered a higher rate of death from accidents and disease than any other group." Rangel's lavish full-colour illustrations capture the immense scale of the canal's construction, from the damming of the Chagres River to the construction of the locks on a four-page, fold-out spread. Mann and Rangel have created an exceptional resource for the classroom, as well as an epic piece of storytelling. (maps, diagrams, index) (Picture book/nonfiction. 9-12) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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EAN: 9781931414142
UPC: 9781931414142
ISBN: 9781931414142
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Item Length: 25.3 cm
Item Weight: 0.25 kg
Book Title: Panama Canal
Item Height: 260mm
Item Width: 254mm
Author: Elizabeth Mann
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Building
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2006
Number of Pages: 48 Pages
