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Dying to better themselves : West Indians and the building of the Panama Canal

Title
Dying to better themselves : West Indians and the building of the Panama Canal / Olive Senior.
Author
Senior, Olive.
Publication
  • Kingston, Jamaica : The University of the West Indies Press, 2014.
  • ©2014

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University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). Press.
Description
xxiii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-402) and index.
Contents
"To shrink the world by half" -- Part. 1. The Panama Railroad -- The Panama Railroad, 1849-1855 -- Part 2. The French canal -- The French canal, 1881-1904 -- Part 3. The US construction of the Panama Canal, 1904-1914 -- Who went, how and why -- What they endured, 1904-1907 -- The work they did there, 1904-1914 -- The lives they lived, 1904-1914 -- How they loved, laughed and prayed -- Part 4. The Post-construction years and the return home -- Life in Panama after construction ended -- What they brought back home.
Call Number
Sc F 15-29
ISBN
  • 9789766404574 (pbk)
  • 9766404577 (pbk)
OCLC
881665948
Author
Senior, Olive.
Title
Dying to better themselves : West Indians and the building of the Panama Canal / Olive Senior.
Publisher
Kingston, Jamaica : The University of the West Indies Press, 2014.
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-402) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). Press.
Research Call Number
Sc F 15-29
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