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Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
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4 out of 5
Based on 325 Ratings and 122 Reviews

Book Description


In 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world's two largest oceans and signaled America's emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water where a mountain had stood-and creating a miracle is no easy thing. Thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the harshest conditions for only a few silver coins a ... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages242
ISBN-100544668707
ISBN-13978-0544668706
Publication Date03/29/2016
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About Margarita Engle (Author) : Margarita Engle is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Margarita Engle include The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom and The Poet Slav... more
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