Recollections of Forty Years

Klappentext The French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) was instrumental in the successful completion of the Suez Canal, which reduced by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London. This two-volume memoir, written towards the end of his life and dedicated to his children, was published in this English translation in 1887. In it, de Lesseps describes his experiences in Europe and North Africa. He includes reflections on European and colonial history and politics, a chapter on steam power, and a report on the 1879 Paris conference that led to a controversial and abortive early attempt to build the Panama Canal. Volume 1 focuses on de Lesseps' diplomatic missions to Rome and Madrid in the late 1840s during a period of political and social unrest in Italy, Spain and France, and the early stages of the Suez canal project. Zusammenfassung The man behind the building of the Suez Canal describes his career as an engineer and diplomat in Europe and North Africa. Volume 1 of this 1887 translation focuses on diplomatic visits to Rome and Madrid in the late 1840s! and the early stages of the Suez Canal enterprise. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's preface; 1. The mission to Rome; 2. Episodes of 1848 at Paris and Madrid; 3. Rome, Suez, Panama; 4. The origin of the Suez Canal.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ferdinand De Lesseps, Ferdinand De Lesseps
• Con la collaborazione di: C. B. Pitman (Traduzione), Pitman C. B. (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.03.2011
• EAN: 9781108026390
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02639-0
• Pagine: 334
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology; Recollections of Forty Years 2 Volume Set
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Autobiography: science, technology & medicine, Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, Hydraulic Engineering