Panama Fever: The Epic Story of the Building of the Panama Canal Audiobook

" This was a fascinating story. It was a slow go at times, but I learned so much about the history of the Canal in anticipation of a Panama Cruise in April 2012. "

" at times, i got into this book for hours. then i'd put it aside and quit listening. there was a lot of great information with tons of "against all odds" tales about different parts of the canal. give this a listen or a read if you want to learn the intricacies of the canal. "

" Great book to read before going through the Panama Canal. I read it and then went through it in their dry season. I need to go through one more time during rainy season. "

" Well written and researched.interesting! "

" Need to travel the canal "

" Interesting book. I am sure there are some out there that might be a little better about the subject but all-in-all an interesting read. "

" Fascinating book about the Panama Canal and the loooong process to get it built. I enjoyed the disease/medical part of this book more than the rest of it -- but I feel like I know so much more than I did when I started. "

" A well told story of the building of the Panama Canal, and all of the failures, triumphs, politics, and twists of fate in the building of this engineering marvel. "

" Ruins his account of this American engineering triumph with a lot of depressing facts about social injustice, American imperialism, and racism. "

" A great story, but entirely to long! "

" Apart from being completely sick of references to 'making the dirt fly', I was heartily impressed with this account of one amazing piece of engineering. "

" I enjoyed this a lot. The material was almost all new to me, and it was generally very well presented. How about those French? I had no idea. "

" Civil engineers are the shit! "

" Well done book, but wayyyy too long as an audiobook. I like it, but do I really need to know quite this much about the canal? "

" Good read, I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. But not a four star book. "

" i really liked the fist and third sections of this book, but found myself a little bogged down in the second section. i set it down for a couple days wondering if i should finish it, and once i picked it back up i was glad i did. "

" Did you know that the first foreign country visited by a current U.S. president was Panama? I certainly didn't until I read this book. "

" A must read for those who are turn of the century history nuts, and those who love a Conrad-y tale of greed, power, and human hubris. Lots of political money and death. The Panama Canal shaped the 20th century, and this read spells out how. "

" A good history of the construction of the Panama Canal. This is very different from teh view provided in McCullough's Path Between the Seas. "

" For anyone that is interested in the history of Panama and how it became the gateway of international travel, and commerce. This is the book. "

" The subject matter of this book is really interesting, but the author relied far too heavily on quotations. "

" I get bonus points for trying to bone up before I made my partial Canal transit. Despite the amazing story, this got pretty boring in places. "

" This book makes me want to go through the canal. This is a decent history of the tortuous building of the canal and the politics surrounding it, with lots of personal stories from the people involved. "

" A must read for those who are turn of the century history nuts, and those who love a Conrad-y tale of greed, power, and human hubris. Lots of political money and death. The Panama Canal shaped the 20th century, and this read spells out how. "

" The subject matter of this book is really interesting, but the author relied far too heavily on quotations. "

" Apart from being completely sick of references to 'making the dirt fly', I was heartily impressed with this account of one amazing piece of engineering. "

" at times, i got into this book for hours. then i'd put it aside and quit listening. there was a lot of great information with tons of "against all odds" tales about different parts of the canal. give this a listen or a read if you want to learn the intricacies of the canal. "

" Ruins his account of this American engineering triumph with a lot of depressing facts about social injustice, American imperialism, and racism. "

" Great book to read before going through the Panama Canal. I read it and then went through it in their dry season. I need to go through one more time during rainy season. "

" Great historical story of the history behind the building of the Panama Canal. "