The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914Classic · History, Nonfiction, American History
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
1977 · 698 pages · Nonfiction
60
Classic
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 24K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 17 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1978). 4.22★ from 24K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics61 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- Bestseller12 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #61 of the 154 history books we rank
- #105 of the 520 classics we rank
- #268 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1978)
Reads as
True story
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