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200 14$aThe Panama Canal $ean army's enterprise /$fJon T. Hoffman
210  1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cCenter of Military History, United States Army,$d2009.
215   $a1 online resource (vi, 97 pages) $cillustrations, maps
225 1 $aCMH pub ;$v70-115-1
300   $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Mar. 4, 2013).
300   $a"PIN: 085815-0000"--P. [4] of cover.
311   $a0-16-084098-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aIntroduction -- Panama Canal:  an army's enterprise -- Charting the path -- Army engineers take the lead -- Sidebar:  Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals -- Conquering yellow fever -- Sidebar:  Yellow fever work in Cuba -- Sidebar:  William and Marie Gorgas--a partnership against yellow fever -- Battling malaria and other threats -- Digging down -- Sidebar:  Steam shovels -- Building up -- Working on the railroad -- Sidebar:  Frederick Mears--soldier and builder -- Completing the mission -- Defending the canal -- Transitioning to a Panamanian Canal -- Legacy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Contributors.
330   $aSynopsis:  This pamphlet describes the critical role of Army officers who defied the odds and saw this immense project through to completion. They included Col. William C. Gorgas, who supervised the medical effort that saved countless lives and made it possible for the labor force to do its job; Col. George W. Goethals, who oversaw the final design of the canal and its construction and, equally important, motivated his workers to complete the herculean task ahead of schedule; and many other officers who headed up the project's subordinate construction commands and rebuilt the Panama railroad, a key component of the venture. In just seven years, these soldiers, thousands of fellow Americans, and tens of thousands of workers from around the world turned the dream of an isthmian canal into reality. Their success immediately ranked among the greatest peacetime feats of the Army and the nation, and it remains so to this day.--$cSource other than Library of Congress.
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