The United States in Panamanian Politics
Subtitle: The Intriguing Formative Years
Series: History
Publisher: Interstate Publishers
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Danville, Illinous
First sentence: The very narrowness of the Isthmus of Panama, less than forty miles wide in certain sections, together with the relative calmness of the two great masses of water which caress her shores, appears to have destined Panama from time immemorial to become, as present day Panamanians are proud to boast, "the Crossroads of the World." This has not been accomplished without a price: the history of Panama, whether as a Spanish colony , or as an invariably neglected sector of Colombia, or as a republic, is replete with examples of decisions  fundamental to her very existence and freedom being made by non-Panamanians in alien lands.
Description: Accurate historical presentation of how the United States became involved with the Isthmus of Panama and the subsequent building of the Panama Canal. 
Selected as a "Best Seller" at the United Nations, adopted as a collateral reading at several universities. .
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