Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!---from the publisher
112 pages 978-0448478999 Ages 8-12
Keywords: canals, engineering, travel, Central America, 20th century, American history, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, Social Studies Curriculum, part of a series, Latin American history, construction
