Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the Man Behind the Panama Canal |
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... railroad concession obtained ten years earlier by Manuel Salomon . The articles of Aspinwall's contract are identical to Salomon's . The Panama Railroad Company was to enjoy all transit profits for forty - nine years . The ...
... railroad concession obtained ten years earlier by Manuel Salomon . The articles of Aspinwall's contract are identical to Salomon's . The Panama Railroad Company was to enjoy all transit profits for forty - nine years . The ...
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... railroad made 2.5 million gold pesos packing human cargo into the flat cars used to carry equipment and dirt . Those not able to book passage to the Golden Bay quickly gambled their savings away , died by the knife or the bullet , or ...
... railroad made 2.5 million gold pesos packing human cargo into the flat cars used to carry equipment and dirt . Those not able to book passage to the Golden Bay quickly gambled their savings away , died by the knife or the bullet , or ...
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... Railroad Meanwhile , the company had to face another urgent prob- lem - the acquisition of the railroad . Many influential people had already begun to claim - by cession or sale - most of the land adjacent to the line and in the ...
... Railroad Meanwhile , the company had to face another urgent prob- lem - the acquisition of the railroad . Many influential people had already begun to claim - by cession or sale - most of the land adjacent to the line and in the ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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