Title: Dying to Better Themselves
Description: The epic story of the involvement of the tiny islands of the West Indies in providing the work force for the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) and before that, the Panama Railroad (1850-1855), and the French attempt under de Lesseps to build the Panama Canal (1881-1889). Written by a West Indian, the book allows the voices of the participants to tell their stories alongside the official accounts.
Subjects: Panama railroad, Migrant labor, West indians, foreign countries, Latin america, social conditions, West Indians, Panama Railroad Co, History, West Indian Foreign workers, Canals, Design and construction, Railroads, Emigration and immigration