Path Between the Seas - Book

In The Path Between the Seas, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough tells the story of the Panama Canal across nearly half a century. It begins with the French effort, driven by the pursuit of glory, and ends with completion by the United States on the eve of World War I.

McCullough calls the canal, apart from the great wars, the largest and costliest single effort mounted anywhere up to that time, one that affected tens of thousands of lives. The book includes bibliographical references and an index. It is a natural read for anyone planning a canal transit or curious about one of history's great engineering feats.