Portrait of the Panama Canal from Construction to the Twenty-First Century : Celebrating the Centennial of the Panama Canal

Built at the beginning of the 20th cent, the Panama Canal has become a vital link in the global economy of the 21st cent. While there were many changes in the Canal & its operations through the years, much of the Canal uses original equipment. The locks, the gates, the dams, & the breakwaters were built to last. This beautiful commemorative book provides a thorough & faithful perspective on the Canal as it paints a compelling portrait of the skill & sacrifice of those who built & have operated this crucial waterway. Author Friar's mother, Willie Friar, was dir. of public affairs for the Panama Canal Comm. Foreword by George R. Goethals, whose great-grandfather George W. Goethals was chief engineer of the Panama Canal from 1907 to 1914. Illus.Friar, William is the author of 'Portrait of the Panama Canal from Construction to the Twenty-First Century : Celebrating the Centennial of the Panama Canal', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756797607 and ISBN 0756797608.