| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Setting and context -- The isthmus in the Pre-European world -- The isthmus encountered and conquered, 1501-1540 -- The isthmus challenged and fortified, 1540-1738 -- Buccaneers, pirates, the Morgan attack, and the Scottish at Darién -- The isthmus in "decline," 1739-1848 -- The isthmus during and after the "Fiebre del Oro," 1849-1861 -- Canal dreams and realities, 1861-1902 -- Fortification and control, 1903-2015 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This work explores the maritime history of the Isthmus of Panama, from prehistoric usage through Spanish colonial to the building of the canal and modern day maritime traffic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Panama
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Underwater archaeology -- Panama
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Underwater archaeology
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Panama -- History.
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Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) -- History
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Panama -- Antiquities.
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Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) -- Antiquities
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Panama
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Panama -- Isthmus of Panama
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hernández Mendizábal, Tomás, 1940- author.
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Hanselmann, Frederick H., author
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Rissolo, Dominique, author
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| ISBN |
9780813052533 |
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081305253X |
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