The Panama Canal: Readings on Its HistorySCOTT (copy 1): from the John Holmes Library collection. |
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The North American republic has been consistently determined to prevent the domination of the Isthmian region by others . This is the reality still underlying United States policy there , however much Washington statesmen may disavow ...
The North American republic has been consistently determined to prevent the domination of the Isthmian region by others . This is the reality still underlying United States policy there , however much Washington statesmen may disavow ...
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The political , economic , and military advantages for the United States , the Western Hemisphere , and the world in an adequate and secure Isthmian canal cannot be measured precisely . A weighing of estimated costs against estimated ...
The political , economic , and military advantages for the United States , the Western Hemisphere , and the world in an adequate and secure Isthmian canal cannot be measured precisely . A weighing of estimated costs against estimated ...
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PREVIOUS ISTHMIAN CANAL INVESTIGATIONS Date Title ( Principal Member ) 1872-1876 Interoceanic Canal To evaluate results of Commission ( Brig Navy surveys conducted Gen A.A. Humphries ) between 1870 and 1875 .
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT PREVIOUS ISTHMIAN CANAL INVESTIGATIONS Date Title ( Principal Member ) 1872-1876 Interoceanic Canal To evaluate results of Commission ( Brig Navy surveys conducted Gen A.A. Humphries ) between 1870 and 1875 .
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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