The Panama Canal
by Haskin, Frederic J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard in good shape from small NH library. Minor cover wear. Random foxing.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, N. Y: Doubleday, Page, 1914. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard in good shape from small NH library. Minor cover wear. Random foxing.. Hallen, Ernest (Photographer for Isthmian Canal Commission).. 0 x, 386 p., [18] leaves of plates: 21 cm. B&W photos. Diagrams. Maps, Portraits, Plates. Index. Publisher ads. Color fold-out location overview drawing. Red cloth covered boards. Gold stamped title box. Preface: Primary purpose, a history of the building of the Panama Canal in Central America without romanticizing the international engineering feat. Notes: Central America access between Gulf of Mexico to Gatun Lake and Pacific Ocean; 50 miles using locks to raise and lower ships where not at sea level. French began in 1880; USA continued beginning 1904, completing in 1913.
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- Seller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0006369
- Title
- The Panama Canal
- Author
- Haskin, Frederic J
- Illustrator
- Hallen, Ernest (Photographer for Isthmian Canal Commission).
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Discard in good shape from small NH library. Minor cover wear. Random foxing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, N. Y
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Engineering|International trade|Shipping|Goethals, George W.|US History
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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