Description
Book Synopsis-The first comprehensive account of the construction of the Panama Railroad, the forerunner to the Panama Canal.
- The narrative focuses on the ordinary Irish workers that built the railroad.
-The only other monograph on the Panama Railroad was published in the 1960s and has numerous factual errors.
Trade ReviewThe first thing that readers will notice about this book is that it is the result of a very thorough examination of the railroad's construction. The extensive research that Pyne undertook in order to present this comprehensive story is commendable.
-- Bill Hough * NRHS Bulletin *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: Construction
1. The Grand Design
2. A False Start
3. Slow Progress
4. A New Departure
5. Hopes Dashed
6. The Final Push
Part II: The Workers
7. The Men Who Built the Railroad
8. Working Conditions
9. Workers' Amenities
10. Mortality
Part III: The Irish
11. The American Irish
12. The Men from Cork
Part IV: Epilogue
13. Railroad-Government Relations
14. The Aftermath
Conclusion
