Parting the Desert
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Book - 2003
The building of the Suez Canal was considered the greatest engineering feat of the 19th century, but as Karabell shows, it was much more than a marvel of construction. Parting the Desert details an extraordinary meeting between East and West. of photos.
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Publisher:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003
Edition:
1st ed. --
ISBN:
9780375408830
0375408835
0375408835
Branch Call Number:
386.4309 Kar
Characteristics:
310 p. : ill., map
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Add a CommentThis is a rather uncritical examination of the social forces and period. It reads more like a Nat Geo special; even the slave labor was well treated, if you believe Karabell.