Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the Man Behind the Panama Canal |
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... Nicaraguan route , a preference which only one man was able to change . That man was Bunau - Varilla . Failing to raise capital to build his canal , Vanderbilt established a transit across Nicaragua for passengers and continued to ...
... Nicaraguan route , a preference which only one man was able to change . That man was Bunau - Varilla . Failing to raise capital to build his canal , Vanderbilt established a transit across Nicaragua for passengers and continued to ...
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... Nicaragua and Panama.30 Senator Hanna asked Philippe for his charts and statistics , and Bunau - Varilla printed Comparative Characteristics of Panama and Nicaragua and brought the copies to the Senate for distribution during Hanna's ...
... Nicaragua and Panama.30 Senator Hanna asked Philippe for his charts and statistics , and Bunau - Varilla printed Comparative Characteristics of Panama and Nicaragua and brought the copies to the Senate for distribution during Hanna's ...
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... Nicaragua than in Panama because ships traversing the Nicaraguan canal would have to wait outside the route thirty - three hours.33 These points were explained by diagrams and charts in a simple but eloquent manner . Although Bunau ...
... Nicaragua than in Panama because ships traversing the Nicaraguan canal would have to wait outside the route thirty - three hours.33 These points were explained by diagrams and charts in a simple but eloquent manner . Although Bunau ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
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