From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman,
here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the
creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the
Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a
first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led
to the creation of this grand enterprise.
The Path
Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women
who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old
dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing
engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments,
political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic
failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid,
lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the
momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating
tale.
Winner of the National Book Award for history, the
Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and
the Cornelius Ryan Award (for the best book of the year on
international affairs), The Path Between the Seas is
a must-read for anyone interested in American history, the
history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama.