Book Review: The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Having visited the Panama Canal, I became interested in understanding the story behind its construction. This book covers, in great detail, the history of the canal. It is broken into three parts: (1) the French attempt and failure, (2) the U.S. decision to take over the canal, (3) and the US's success in completing the canal. The level of detail and the number of characters in thi...