The Path Between the Seas

The Path Between the Seas

Cover of the first edition.
Author David McCullough
Country United States
Language English
Genre History
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
1977
Pages 698
ISBN 978-0-671-22563-6

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870–1914 (1977) is a book by the American historian David McCullough, published by Simon & Schuster. It won the U.S. National Book Award in History,[1] the Francis Parkman Prize,[2] the Samuel Eliot Morison Award[3] and the Cornelius Ryan Award.[4]

The book details people, places, and events involved in building the Panama Canal. The title refers to the connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that the opening of the canal created.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter has said that the treaties passing control of the Canal to Panama would not have passed the U.S Senate had it not been for McCullough's book. “All through the Senate debates on the issue,” McCullough observes, “the book was quoted again and again, and I’m pleased to say that it was quoted by both sides. Real history always cuts both ways."[3]

The 698-page book contains 80 photographs, two maps and extensive source references.

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See also

History of the Panama Canal

References

  1. "National Book Awards – 1978". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-17
  2. "Francis Parkman Prize". columbia.edu. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  3. 1 2 "Samuel Eliot Morison Award 1978". americanheritage.com. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  4. "The Cornelius Ryan Award 1977". opcofamerica.org. Retrieved 2013-03-01.

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