The maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá / James P. Delgado, Tomás Mendizábal, Frederick H. Hanselmann, and Dominique Rissolo.

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Delgado, James P [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813052533
081305253X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá.DDC classification:

972.87 23

LOC classification:

F1566.45 .D45 2016

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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.

Scope and content: 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.

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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.