The Panama Canal: The Story of How a Jungle Was Conquered and the World Made Smaller by Elizabeth Mann

The Panama Canal: The Story of How a Jungle Was Conquered and the World Made Smaller

Wonders of the World (Mikaya Paperback)

Elizabeth Mann with Fernando Rangel (Illustrator)

48 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction childrens history informative medium-paced
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Panama was less than 50 miles wide, yet difficult to bridge by canal -- its swamps were disease-ridden, its mountainous rain forest challenged the most brilliant engineers, and its oppressive heat exhausted the hardiest workers. Engineers found w...

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