The Darkest Jungle
Subtitle: The True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's Ill-Fated Race to Connect the Seas
Publisher: Crown
Published: December 30, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780609609897
First sentence: THE SHIPS ROUNDING CAPE HENLOPEN at the mouth of the Delaware River were rushing home to port.