“The Path Between the Seas” is one of his best examples. David McCullough has proved this time and time again in his books. “Ideas too have their period of extrinsic incubation, and particularly if they run contrary to what has always seemed common sense.”įact is almost always more interesting than fiction, and history is full of a lot of interesting facts. That tells you how this book can change your outlook.even towards a body of water! A year later, the wonder is still with me. Upon reaching the Atlantic, I found myself in tears. Other parts were as thrilling as a fairy tale for the young. I couldn't bear to see particular shores of the canal floating by, anonymous and silent. Then I found that the travel across the Isthmus was as intense as the book itself. I did manage to finish the book before reaching Panama. Cruise ship stage shows? Nah! Cocktails with the captain? Forget it! I read it desperately night and day, hoping to finish before reaching the canal. It awoke the "inner engineer" in me that I didn't know I had. I forgot all about the cruise ship activities and buried myself in this book. This book is a detailed, non-fiction account of France's selection of the canal site in Central America, the politics, diseases, intrigues, and construction of locks and "Big Dig". I had barely started it when we left on a cruise of the Panama Canal, sailing from LA.
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