ASIN: B00QHRZ7TO
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 56
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the construction written by workers and their family members*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." - Theodore RooseveltMost people have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but while not as many have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, those who have are aware that the Panama Canal is considered one of them. In a world where few natural rivers carved out over eons of time have reached a length of more than 50 miles, the idea that a group of men could carve a canal of that length seemed impossible. In fact, many thought it could not be ...
