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Senior, Olive,
Panama Railroad Co.
Foreign workers, West Indian -- History.
West Indians -- History.
Canals -- Design and construction -- History.
Railroads -- Design and construction -- History
Panama Canal (Panama)
Panama
West Indies
History.
University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). Press.
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Dying to better themselves : West Indians and the building of the Panama Canal / / Olive Senior.
Author:
Senior, Olive, author.
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:
©2014
Description:
xxiii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Summary:
The epic story of the involvement of the tiny islands of the West Indies in providing the work force for the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) and before that, the Panama Railroad (1850-1855), and the French attempt under de Lesseps to build the Panama Canal (1881-1889). Written by a West Indian, the book allows the voices of the participants to tell their stories alongside the official accounts.
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.
Local Note:
ANAC copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
Subject:
Panama Railroad Co. -- History.
Foreign workers, West Indian -- Panama -- History.
West Indians -- Panama -- History.
Canals -- Panama -- Design and construction -- History.
Railroads -- Panama -- Design and construction -- History -- 19th century.
Panama Canal (Panama) -- History.
Panama -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
West Indies -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Genre:
History.
Added Author:
University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). Press.
Added Title:
West Indians and the building of the Panama Canal
Catalog Source No.:
(OCoLC)ocn881665948
ISBN:
9789766404574 (pbk)
9766404577 (pbk)
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HD8173 .S465 2014
Anacostia
39088018282301
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