Es uno de los libros mas interesantes que he leído.

En realidad son tres libros, claramente separados entre ellos. En el primero se describe el esfuerzo francés por construir el canal. Este libro comienza con las primeras investigaciones en busca de la ruta mas adecuada y termina con el escándalo de Panamá. Se describe a de Lesseps y todos los esfuerzos que se hicieron por obtener el capital durante la construcción y las causas y consecuencias del fracaso francés.

El segundo libro describe todos los esfuerzos que se hicieron en EEUU para que se apruebe la ruta por Panamá y toda la trama que tiene que ver con la separación de Panamá de Colombia. Aquí aparecen Bunau-Varilla, Cromwell, Roosevelt, Morgan, Hanna y otros.

Finalmente, el tercer libro tiene que ver con la construcción propiamente dicha por parte de los EEUU.

Es uno de los primeros libros del autor, está muy bien redactado tiene abundante información pero no se satura uno con ella. Hay una edición en español llamada El cruce entre los mares.

This book is enormous. It covers the entire history of the idea of the canal, the French try at it, and the American finish of the job. Tightly woven into the story line are the American presidents who helped make this happen, at the top, of course is Teddy Roosevelt.

This book is a great read for those who want to know how the canal was built and how it was ahead of it's time. What a fantastic book - kudos to the the author for another great work.

JVD

What else can I say, get it, read it. D.M. is one of the best writers out there.

The Path Between the Seas is a 700 page detailed description of the building of the Panama Canal. One must have an interest in the canal and its construction to read all of this with interest. It is a MUST for anyone traveling through the canal. Now, I want to read it in retrospect ( but more slowly).

Wow, what can you say but what another home run by David McCullough. He has definetly become my favorite historical writer, hands-down. He brings his subject and characters to life. I have read all of his books to date, and he continues to amaze. This book, like all his others, is so well written that you simply can't put it down. And the subject matter (i.e. the building of the Panama Canal) would be considered boring by most people. But as usual McCullough makes the subject matter interesting, easy to read, and he leaves you wanting more. I look forward to the next book by him!!