| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 283 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Panama -- History.
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Panama. |
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History. |
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Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) -- History.
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Panama -- Isthmus of Panama. |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Panama.
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Underwater archaeology -- Panama.
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Underwater archaeology. |
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Panama -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. |
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Panama, Isthmus of (Panama) -- Antiquities.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Hernández Mendizábal, Tomás, 1940- author.
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Hanselmann, Frederick H., author.
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Rissolo, Dominique, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Delgado, James P. Maritime landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016] 9780813062877 (DLC) 2016015353 (OCoLC)923549497 |
| ISBN |
9780813052533 (electronic book) |
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081305253X (electronic book) |
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9780813062877 |
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081306287X |
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