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Title: Wrong Title for the Book?
Review: Great book, but potentially with the wrong title. It shows that the canal connected a lot more than just two oceans. Although the vehicle of this true epic was the search for a useful canal, the story touched on so many other aspects of the human civilization than just the engineering of what should be a wonder of the world. The cheapness of human life (thousands lost), the human desire for conquest and expansion, the psychology of business and investment, revolution and international affairs, the experimentation in social organization (pseudo-socialist lifestyle in the American Canal zone). The reader should be prepared for multiple off-shoots and tribulations that are all connected to the canal projects. The reader must be prepared for a long but fruitful journey.
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