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LaPierre, Yvette

Engineering the Panama Canal

48 pp. | ABDO/Core | December, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-5321-1375-8 $32.79 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5321-5263-4
(3) 4-6 Building by Design series. These books focus on the history of two transportation systems that were major engineering feats in the mid-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. Each book explains the need and purpose propelling the project, plus its planning, design, funding, obstacles faced, and modern use. Stock photographs, diagrams, direct quotes, and sidebars provide clarity. "Fast Facts" and critical thinking questions are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Building by Design titles: Engineering the London Underground and Engineering the Panama Canal.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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