Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the Man Behind the Panama Canal |
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Page 48
... contractors , had the slightest idea of the idiosyncrasies of the native workers . De Lesseps and the contractors had only seen - without observing them closely part of the élite . Little or no attention had been paid to a most vital ...
... contractors , had the slightest idea of the idiosyncrasies of the native workers . De Lesseps and the contractors had only seen - without observing them closely part of the élite . Little or no attention had been paid to a most vital ...
Page 86
... contractors , the workers , and the foremen , asked questions , wrote notes , and began to prepare his official report to the Chamber of Commerce of New York . 59 Others were doing the same , including the newspaper reporters . Bunau ...
... contractors , the workers , and the foremen , asked questions , wrote notes , and began to prepare his official report to the Chamber of Commerce of New York . 59 Others were doing the same , including the newspaper reporters . Bunau ...
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... contractors could not be ignored and the fact was no secret to Philippe , the directorate of the company sought to conceal the gravity of the crisis from the stockholders . On July 28 , 1886 , when Philippe returned to Paris , he ...
... contractors could not be ignored and the fact was no secret to Philippe , the directorate of the company sought to conceal the gravity of the crisis from the stockholders . On July 28 , 1886 , when Philippe returned to Paris , he ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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