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Page 88
... Death " 65 It was common knowledge in France that a two - year tour of duty in Panama was enough for a white man if he wished to escape death from malaria or yellow fever . Bunau - Varilla's term was reaching that limit . Quite aside ...
... Death " 65 It was common knowledge in France that a two - year tour of duty in Panama was enough for a white man if he wished to escape death from malaria or yellow fever . Bunau - Varilla's term was reaching that limit . Quite aside ...
Page 89
... death , Boyer feared remaining in Panama . A few days after de Lesseps ' departure at the end of the carnival season on March 10 , 1886 , casualties due to disease rose tenfold . Sensing the nearness of disease and death , many workers ...
... death , Boyer feared remaining in Panama . A few days after de Lesseps ' departure at the end of the carnival season on March 10 , 1886 , casualties due to disease rose tenfold . Sensing the nearness of disease and death , many workers ...
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... death . Any financial demand of Colombian government , higher than twelve million and a half dollars for all the rights on the Canal and Railroad or its equivalent in annuity at three per cent for totality of part of it is equivalent to ...
... death . Any financial demand of Colombian government , higher than twelve million and a half dollars for all the rights on the Canal and Railroad or its equivalent in annuity at three per cent for totality of part of it is equivalent to ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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