Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from America's Triumph at Panama: Panorama and Story of the Construction and Operation of the World's Giant Waterway From Ocean to Ocean
The eight wonder of the world, the crowning achievement of man's greatest undertaking, is the construction of the Panama Canal by the Government of the United States and, since this stupendous work has been accomplished in much shorter time than was thought possible, there are necessarily many reasons for congratulations for the skill and perseverance displayed aside from the fact that in completing this enterprise our government has at the same time succeeded in changing the commercial highways of the world.
Doubtless for centuries to come the world-wonders of the Panama Canal will be told in story and in picture, but the eloquence of the theme itself will never be exhausted while reverence for mighty deeds finds lodgment in the hearts of men.
Recognizing as much as one man could the magnitude and importance of the work being performed on the Isthmus, the Author for almost two years dwelt among the activities of this gigantic enterprise, and in these pages authentically presents to the reader his chronicles of the step-by-step progress of the construction from beginning to completion, as well as the successful installation of the world's majestic waterway from ocean to ocean.
Clothed as it is in a beauty of typography and art illustrations in keeping with the grandeur of the subject he feels assured of a cordial reception on the part of the public of the result of his efforts.
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