{"product_id":"the-big-ditch-the-panama-canal-1880-1915-paperback","title":"The Big Ditch: The Panama Canal, 1880-1915 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Braden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tale involves two different groups of people-the French and the Americans. The French began preparations to dig the Panama Canal in 1880, abandoned the effort in 1904, and the Americans completed the job in 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The most important person in this story is Colonel (Doctor) William Gorgas, the man who came to the Canal Zone in 1904 to do exactly what he had been able to do in Havana nine years earlier-defeat yellow fever and malaria. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the story of how he defeated these merciless diseases and enabled the building of the Panama Canal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726715080995,"sku":"9780595504824","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/OUNxZ3JNUVA2OE9CVXlna2IwN3FEdz09.webp?v=1770779690","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-big-ditch-the-panama-canal-1880-1915-paperback","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}