THE BUNAU-VARILLA BROTHERS AND THE PANAMA CANALLulu.com, 24 dec 2012 - 351 pagina's This book unravels the secrets of the Bunau-Varilla brothers' fortune, made in the construction of the French Canal in Panama in 1886-1889. It also asks why Philippe Bunau-Varilla is not recognised by Panamanians as the man who helped their republic to be born - without him, the Panama Canal would have been in Nicaragua. |
Inhoudsopgave
THE BUNAUVARILLA BROTHERS MADE A FORTUNE 103 10 THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE FRENCH COMPANY 114 11 AMERICANS IN N... | 267 |
AMERICANS FINISHED WHAT THE FRENCH HAD BEGUN | 284 |
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APPENDICES 313 | 313 |
or documents listed in the reference list shown in Appendix 4 page | 319 |
CONCLUSION | 320 |
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The Bunau-Varilla Brothers and the Panama Canal Gabriel J. Loizillon Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2008 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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