The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

McCullough, David

ISBN 10: 0743530187 ISBN 13: 9780743530187

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2003

Riassunto

Tells the story of the fight against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans--a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures.

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L'autore:

David McCullough has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, and The Wright Brothers. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

Edward Herrmann's films include Nixon, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Annie, and The Aviator. On television's Gilmore Girls he starred as the patriarch, Richard Gilmore. He has also appeared on The Good Wife, Law & Order, 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy, and Oz. He earned an Emmy Award for The Practice, and remains well-known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of FDR in Eleanor and Franklin and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. On Broadway, he won a Tony Award for his performance in Mrs. Warren's Profession.

Product Description:

From the #1 "New York Times" and two-time Pulitzer Prizewinning author of "John Adams" and "Truman" comes the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. First time on audio. Abridged. 5 CDs.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0743530187
• ISBN 13: 9780743530187
• Rilegatura: Audio CD