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The maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá /

This work explores the maritime history of the Isthmus of Panama, from prehistoric usage through Spanish colonial to the building of the canal and modern day maritime traffic.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Delgado, James P. (Auteur), Hernández Mendizábal, Tomás, 1940- (Auteur), Hanselmann, Frederick H. (Auteur), Rissolo, Dominique (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Setting and context
  • The isthmus in the Pre-European world
  • The isthmus encountered and conquered, 1501-1540
  • The isthmus challenged and fortified, 1540-1738
  • Buccaneers, pirates, the Morgan attack, and the Scottish at Darién
  • The isthmus in "decline," 1739-1848
  • The isthmus during and after the "Fiebre del Oro," 1849-1861
  • Canal dreams and realities, 1861-1902
  • Fortification and control, 1903-2015
  • Conclusion.