Author : John Rains
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780930030278
Completely revised and updated edition of this invaluable guide to all usable ports for those making this trip. Photos, sketch charts. Author is professional delivery skipper and brings over 100,000 miles experience to the text.
Author : Patricia Miller Rains
Publisher : Mexico Boating Guide
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 2000-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780963847027
Author : Deitch
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2019-06-14
Category :
ISBN : 9781074017705
This is a new volume that replaces my earlier cruise book for the Panama Canal. This book includes information on both cruises through the historic old Panama Canal locks and the new, larger locks that accommodate major size cruise vessels. The book also includes a chapter on all of the ports of call that are used by the cruise lines in establishing their Panama Canal itineraries, as well as valuable information on the geography, history and culture of each of the countries that cruise ships visit on this coast to coast route. Unlike the mass market tour books, this one is designed specifically for Panama Canal transits between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States. It offers suggested shore excursions, the finest places to dine and the best places to shop. The book is based upon the author's 46 years of university teaching experience in geography and history plus extensive personal travel experience, including numerous passages through the Panama Canal. While lecturing for a major five-star cruise line, the author had the good fortune to narrate the transit of the canal for shipboard guests. You will find this to be the most complete Panama Canal cruise guide on he market.
Author : Anne Vipond
Publisher : Ocean Cruise Guides
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780969799184
This engineering marvel draws thousands of cruise passengers each year. From Caribbean base ports to San Diego, this reference provides the solid details readers need. Over 400 maps & full-color photos.
Author : David McCullough
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 15,4 MB
Release : 2001-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 074320137X
The National Book Award–winning epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal, a first-rate drama of the bold and brilliant engineering feat that was filled with both tragedy and triumph, told by master historian David McCullough. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale. Winner of the National Book Award for history, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award, and the Cornelius Ryan Award (for the best book of the year on international affairs), The Path Between the Seas is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, the history of technology, international intrigue, and human drama.
Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Insight Guides
Page : pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781785732324
Author : Matthew Parker
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0307472531
The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the “American Century.” Panama Fever draws on contemporary accounts, bringing the experience of those who built the canal vividly to life. Politicians engaged in high-stakes diplomacy in order to influence its construction. Meanwhile, engineers and workers from around the world rushed to take advantage of high wages and the chance to be a part of history. Filled with remarkable characters, Panama Fever is an epic history that shows how a small, fiercely contested strip of land made the world a smaller place and launched the era of American global dominance.
Author : Jimmy Cornell
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1408158884
A guide to nearly 1,000 sailing routes covering all the oceans of the world, geared specifically to the needs of cruising sailors. It advises on the winds, currents, regional and seasonal weather, and optimum times for individual routes, plus over 6,000 waypoints.
Author : Christopher E. Bowman
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780994249098
In the spring of 1972 a 20 year old kid from California took off to see the world. His journies led him down the East African coast and across several oceans to a magical Caribbean island and the building of a beautiful boat. This schooner, christened Water Pearl, was owned in part by he legendary musician Bob Dylan. "I'm either in New York or on the West Coast or down in the Caribbean. Me and another guy own a boat down there," he once said. Finally, after forty years, here is the story of how through a cosmic chain of events this remarkable story came to pass.
Author : Countess of Carnarvon
Publisher : Preface Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Entertaining
ISBN : 9781848094987
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. Lady Carnarvon's love of history is richly rewarded at Highclere Castle with its mine of family records going back some 300 years. She has delved into the archives to create a book that invites you inside the Castle, past and present. Throughout the centuries, Highclere has welcomed Royalty, Statesmen, Egyptologists and pioneers of technology along with men and women from the worlds of music, art and letters. The etiquette of the invitation, the balance of guests at a weekend house party, their 'placement' at dinners, and the entertainment of friends, as well as the domestic management required to execute the perfect occasion, have all preoccupied successive generations of chatelaines. This book tells the story four real life weekends - from 1866 to 1936 - when the great and the good gathered at Highclere to change the world in some large or small part. It then reflects on how the current Countess entertains 'At Home' at Highclere today.
