The Path Between the Seas (Abridged): The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 Audiobook

" Amazing story teller. He makes you love to learn about history. Can't wait to read more of McCullough's work. "

" Ferdinand de Lesseps and the French may have had the idea to build this monstrosity of an international shipping lane. But it was Roosevelt and American ingenuity that got it done. USA! USA!USA! "

" My tour guide in Panama called this "The Bible." Highly recommend before visiting the canal. "

" You couldn't make this stuff up. It's one, long, astonishing ride! "

" Excellent for the history buffs! "

" I like David McCullough's other books, like Truman, but this book gets mired in minutia. However the background on the key players and the obstacles to construction are very interesting and it is a great history lesson on this achievement, but it could have been a hundred pages shorter. "

" I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in history and massive engineering projects. The scale of the canal was much larger than I realized and David McCullough has written a detailed, fascinating book "

" He just writes amazing books. "

" I so enjoyed the details of the building of the Panama Canal, but the politics surrounding it, not so much. But that's just me! "

" A book about sheer will and belief in the ingenuity of man, the power of politics and persuasion. "

" I thought I'd love this since I was intrigued by McCullough's essay on the Canal in "Brave Companions," but damn, this is a tough book to get through. Particularly the middle section which is quite dense. "

" A little disappointing in that it was extremely heavy on the politics and very light on the technical. "The Great Bridge" was much better. "

" The first 100 pages are way too dry but the rest of the book details the building of the Panama Canal. Some amazing accomplishments considering disease and the size of the project. They didn't know what caused Malaria and Yellow Fever when they began but later discovered it. "

" What an amazingly thoroughly researched book! It was constantly engaging; very readable. "

" A great history of the building of the Panama Canal. It's incredible that this mega economic structure was basically built because of the character, personality, and force of will of a few key people. "

" Great book about the complexity of building the Panama Canal. "

" I read this book before taking a cruise through the Panama Canal, and it made the trip surreal. it was an incredible undertaking and today is still a marvelous wonder. "

" Very well written and interesting "

" I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable read, which is not always an easy thing to say about a book of, essentially, history. But the story of the Panama Canal is phenomenal and McCullough brings it forth with great flourish and interest. "

" I have always been fascinated by the Panama Canal, and David McCullough tells a great story. The two in combination make this a terrific book. "

" Very interesting. It took me a bit to get into it, but once I did, it was hard to put down. "

" I mean this wasn't a page turner(even though I read it really fast, by listening to it on ipod) but it was really interesting and gave you an idea of what life was like at that time. I feel better knowing more of what went on to give us the Panama Canal. "

" Who knew that digging a really big ditch would be so interesting. I found the portion of the book where the French attempt to dig the canal to be great: suspense, intrigue, scandal, it was all there. The latter half of the book dragged a bit more. "

" Fascinating account of how the Panama Canal was made. "

" Another really great read from McCullough that gives you the flavor of the great men of the day and how they made the project happen. "

" great read on the creation of the canal along with all of the political intrigue, technical challenges and environmental hurdles that the builders had to face. "

" The history was given in more of a straightforward approach without as much feeling in it, or at least that is how I felt. I was on a McCullough binge and may have starte to burn out as well. I still enjoyed it but not as much as say 1776. "

" A great account of a major human accomplishment - full of details about every stage in the development of the Panama Canal. For me, more detail than I need but still am glad I read it. "

" Got a little long, but a very good read "

" Having been through the Panama Canal on a small boat in the early 80's, this was a great read to understand how it was designed, engineered and constructed. "

" Very interesting book about the Panama Canal and Yellow fever. McCullough makes about any historical topic interesting. "

" Have meant to read this for a long time--worth the wait. Especially interesting because I also just read Wedding of the Waters about the Erie Canal. "

" Excellent story of the building of the Panama Canal. "

" couldn't finish it but worth another visit someday. "

" A fascinating history that seems to cover every possible detail. "

" An incredibly comprehensive tale of the building of the Panama Canal. I loved hearing about the French efforts and then the American efforts. What a feat. I love how McCullogh writes. "

" I want a real, working time machine. "

" OK... so I did not actually read this book. I listened to it an hour a day during my walks and whilst driving. DM can be better for listening. Nevertheless, I loved this story of the building of the Panama Canal and learned so much about so many people and the era 1870-1915. Superb! "