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Informationen zum Autor Peter Pyne was Lecturer in history in the Adult Education Department of Ulster University at Magee University College, Derry, before his retirement. He lives in Derry, Northern Ireland, where he and his wife run a bed and breakfast. Klappentext -The first comprehensive account of the construction of the Panama Railroad, the forerunner to the Panama Canal. - The narrative focuses on the ordinary Irish workers that built the railroad. -The only other monograph on the Panama Railroad was published in the 1960s and has numerous factual errors. Zusammenfassung -The first comprehensive account of the construction of the Panama Railroad, the forerunner to the Panama Canal. - The narrative focuses on the ordinary Irish workers that built the railroad. -The only other monograph on the Panama Railroad was published in the 1960s and has numerous factual errors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: Construction 1. The Grand Design 2. A False Start 3. Slow Progress 4. A New Departure 5. Hopes Dashed 6. The Final Push Part II: The Workers 7. The Men Who Built the Railroad 8. Working Conditions 9. Workers' Amenities 10. Mortality Part III: The Irish 11. The American Irish 12. The Men from Cork Part IV: Epilogue 13. Railroad-Government Relations 14. The Aftermath Conclusion
