Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal
by SENIOR, Olive
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 9766404577
- ISBN 13
- 9789766404574
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Kingston, Jamaica: The University of the West Indies Press, 2014. Paperback. Near fine. xxiii, 416p. 25.5 cm. Pictorial paperback. Includes 8 maps, 211 illustrated figures, and 6 tables. Minor wear to back cover near edge. No other discernible wear.
Contents: "To Shrink the World by Half"; Part 1: The Panama Railroad, 1849-1855; Part 2: The French Canal, 1881-1904; Pat 3: The US Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904-1914: Who Went, How and Why; What They Endured, 1904-1907; The Work They Did There, 1904-1914; The Lives They Lived, 1904-1914; How The Loved, Laughed and Prayed; Part 4: The Post-Construction Years and the Return Home: Life in Panama After Construction Ended; What They Brought Back Home.
Contents: "To Shrink the World by Half"; Part 1: The Panama Railroad, 1849-1855; Part 2: The French Canal, 1881-1904; Pat 3: The US Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904-1914: Who Went, How and Why; What They Endured, 1904-1907; The Work They Did There, 1904-1914; The Lives They Lived, 1904-1914; How The Loved, Laughed and Prayed; Part 4: The Post-Construction Years and the Return Home: Life in Panama After Construction Ended; What They Brought Back Home.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113529
- Title
- Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal
- Author
- SENIOR, Olive
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9766404577
- ISBN 13
- 9789766404574
- Publisher
- The University of the West Indies Press
- Place of Publication
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- History; West Indies; Panama Canal; Migration
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