Dying to Better Themselves
West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal
Edición de la obra Dying to Better Themselves
| Autor | Olive Senior, University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica), Press Staff |
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| Editorial | University of the West Indies Press, The University of the West Indies Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 440 |
| ISBN-13 | 9789766404574 |
| OCLC | 881665948 |
| LCCN | 2014507844 |
| Número de Cutter | S477d |
The epic story of the involvement of the tiny islands of the West Indies in providing the work force for the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) and before that, the Panama Railroad (1850-1855), and the French attempt under de Lesseps to build the Panama Canal (1881-1889). Written by a West Indian, the book allows the voices of the participants to tell their stories alongside the official accounts.