Ryckman, Tatiana
The Panama Canal Tatiana Ryckman. - First edition - 96 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Routes of cross-cultural exchange .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the legacy of the Panama Canal -- Trade before the Panama Canal -- Foundations and explorations -- Goods and services -- The major players -- The effects of the Panama Canal -- The future of the Canal.
Since the beginning of exploration, people have searched for easier ways to navigate between waterways and oceans to bolster trade. The Panama Canal demonstrates how innovation, advanced engineering, hard work, and great personal cost resulted in one of modern history s most critical trade routes. The book includes information about the explorers and inventors behind the project, the goods and services traded, and the ways the canal is used today.
9781502626929 1502626926
2016055205
Canals--Design and construction--History--Panama--Juvenile literature.
Canals--Design and construction.
Panama Canal (Panama)--History--Juvenile literature.
Canal Zone--History--Juvenile literature.
Canal Zone.
Panama.
Panama--Panama Canal.
F1569.C2 / R95 2018
j972.87 Ryc 29
The Panama Canal Tatiana Ryckman. - First edition - 96 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Routes of cross-cultural exchange .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the legacy of the Panama Canal -- Trade before the Panama Canal -- Foundations and explorations -- Goods and services -- The major players -- The effects of the Panama Canal -- The future of the Canal.
Since the beginning of exploration, people have searched for easier ways to navigate between waterways and oceans to bolster trade. The Panama Canal demonstrates how innovation, advanced engineering, hard work, and great personal cost resulted in one of modern history s most critical trade routes. The book includes information about the explorers and inventors behind the project, the goods and services traded, and the ways the canal is used today.
9781502626929 1502626926
2016055205
Canals--Design and construction--History--Panama--Juvenile literature.
Canals--Design and construction.
Panama Canal (Panama)--History--Juvenile literature.
Canal Zone--History--Juvenile literature.
Canal Zone.
Panama.
Panama--Panama Canal.
F1569.C2 / R95 2018
j972.87 Ryc 29