The Dreamers: Part 3 Pedro stepped onto Panamanian soil ten years after abandoning the failed French canal attempt. He had returned as an American surveyor, tasked by the Isthmian Canal Commission with assessing the feasibility of the United States building a canal across the isthmus. The jungle had all but reclaimed the derelict French excavations. …
The Dreamers: Part 2 of 10 The years dragged on as Pedro hauled supplies back and forth across the isthmus, supporting the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interoceanique’s monumental battle to conquer nature. The work proved far more arduous than anyone anticipated. Harsh realities gradually dissolved the aura of excitement and optimism that had greeted the …
The Dreamers By Jim Nelson Since the first Spanish explorers sought a passage between Earth’s great oceans, visionaries have dedicated their lives to constructing a canal across Panama’s narrow but rugged divide. Countless dreams of uniting the seas dashed against the shoals of geography, disease and politics over centuries before technology finally caught up to …
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The Panama Canal stands as one of humankind’s greatest modern engineering feats. By linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the narrow Central American isthmus of Panama, this monumental canal fundamentally reshaped global trade, travel, and naval power projection. But the canal’s creation required centuries of effort, failed attempts, and eventual triumph over daunting obstacles. …
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