The Panama Canal

"The Panama Canal" by Harry Clow Boardman is a record about the huge undertaking to build the Panama Canal in the early 1900s. Boardman's book looks closely at how the canal was thought up, planned, and actually built, showing all the tough choices and clever ideas that made it happen. He explains why Panama was picked over other spots, like Nicaragua, and gets into the nitty-gritty of building, covering everything from organizing workers to keeping them healthy. Beyond just construction, he shares stories about the lives of the people who built the canal and how important it was for the world's economy. Boardman wraps up by highlighting all the different parts that came together to make the canal a success, celebrating it as a major win for the field of engineering.