The strength to move a mountain /

The strength to move a mountain /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lee, W. Storrs (William Storrs), 1906-2004.
Imprint:	New York : Putnam, 1958.
Description:	318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Panama Canal (Panama) Panama -- Panama Canal.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2002099

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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Also issued online.
Summary:	Story of the building of the Panama Canal. Presents the human problems involved and the modern controversy regarding the future of the Canal, both political and technical.
Other form:	Online version: Lee, W. Storrs (William Storrs), 1906- Strength to move a mountain. New York, Putnam [1958]

Table of Contents:

"I took the isthmus, started the canal"
"But it is the hour of siesta"
"A shell of rust covered with paint"
"Tell them I am going to make the dirt fly"
"Nobody's here for his health"
"Nobody was working but the ants and the typists"
"It was lovely to see the orchids"
"You received my orders"
"Thinks Gatun Dam safe"
"Culebra cut was a hell's gorge"
"Miraflores and Pedro Miguel were sleeping peacefully"
"The real good that women are doing here"
"Two dozen new graves stand ready"
"There, it's all over. Gamboa is busted."