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| Portrait of the Panama Canal: From Construction to the Twenty-First Century (International Portrait Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: William Friar
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1824747
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.2
ISBN: 1558684778
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.875
EAN: 9781558684775
ASIN: 1558684778
Publication Date: December 1999
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Product Description
This lively collection of historic and contemporary photographs accompanied by insightful text showcases one of the true wonders of the world.
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 Excellent Overview; Great Pictures. August 2, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Friar does an excellent job of giving the reader an overview of all of the major events that lead to the canal's existence. If you are interested in learning the details of the canal's construction story, then I would recommend David McCullough's epic work, "The Path Between the Seas." But, for an overview, this book is a good resource.
The pictures included in the book are very good and add a good visual complement to the text.
Can't wait to go to Panama September 5, 2005
I found the book to be very informative with terrific illustrations and pictures.
A Fasinating read while transiting the Canal January 13, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this book while transiting the Canal on the maiden voyage of the Norwegian Star . This was a historic trip, as the ship was the largest tonnage vessel to transit the canal. It also paid the largest fee of $214,000. The ship was designed to exacting specifications and barely cleared by width and length. To read the book regarding the canals history while transiting at the same time was exciting! The book's read is light and most informative. It added a great deal for me to what was already a "Trip of a Lifetime". I would highly recommend this book to anyone of any age. Truly Awesome!!!
 Highly recommended for cruise passengers June 15, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I read this book prior to transiting the Canal. It covers history and operations in precise detail and the numerous dramatic photos make it a wonderful souvenir of the Canal. There are other books that are very long and heavy to take with you.This book has all the information in easily readable style for those who don't have time for a thick book on this subject. Reads like an adventure story.
An excellent short and concise history of the Panama Canal. September 6, 1998
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Not only does Friar present a wonderful historical synopsis of the Canal, he also paints a verbal picture of life as a child growing up in the Canal Zone. The photographs of the Canal are some of the best I have seen. The captions are not "one-liners," they actually describe the what the reader is seeing in the photograph. The reader should come away with a very good knowledge of Panama Canal history and an understanding of how the Canal operates all within the 2 to 3 hours it takes to read the book.
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