num_pages: 698
description: The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale.
language: English
title: The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914
titlecomplete: The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914
genres: Historical, Engineering, Politics, Science, Nonfiction, Audiobook, World History, American History, Travel, History
ratings_count: 19830
places: Panama
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: National Book Award
category: History, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Francis Parkman Prize, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Cornelius Ryan Award
publisher: Simon  Schuster