| Author: | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ | ISBN: | 9780698171855 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group | Publication: | July 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop | Language: | English |
| Author: | Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ |
| ISBN: | 9780698171855 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication: | July 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Language: | English |
Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!
Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!
