Path between the Seas by David McCullough audiobook

Path between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870–1914

By David McCullough
Read by Nelson Runger

Simon & Schuster Audio
31.60 Hours • Unabridged
Format : Digital Download (In Stock)
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    ISBN: 9781442342149

Winner of the National Book Award for history, The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. McCullough expertly weaves the many strands of this momentous event into a captivating tale. Like his masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography John Adams, David McCullough's The Path Between the Seas has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This audiobook is a must-listen for anyone interested in American history, international intrigue, and human drama.

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Summary

Summary

Winner of the 1978 National Book Award for History

Winner of the 1977 Cornelius Ryan Award

Winner of the 1978 Parkman Prize

A Wall Street Journal bestseller

A New York Times bestseller

Winner of the National Book Award for history, The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old dream of constructing an aquatic passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is a story of astonishing engineering feats, tremendous medical accomplishments, political power plays, heroic successes, and tragic failures. McCullough expertly weaves the many strands of this momentous event into a captivating tale.
Like his masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography John Adams, David McCullough's The Path Between the Seas has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This audiobook is a must-listen for anyone interested in American history, international intrigue, and human drama.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A chunk of history full of giant-sized characters and rich in political skulduggery.”  —New York Times
“Narrator Nelson Runger brings the detailed tome down to earth with an uncomplicated, almost affectionate, delivery. Runger blithely tells the tale of the canal…[and] adeptly describes the resulting villainy and triumph, as well as the sheer determination required to hack through the jungle, mountains, and rivers.” —AudioFile
“McCullough’s history…is everything history ought to be. It is dramatic, accurate…and altogether gripping.”  —Washington Star
“McCullough is a storyteller with the capacity to steer readers through political, financial, and engineering intricacies without fatigue or muddle. This is grand-scale, expert work.”  —Newsweek
“Solid, entertainingly written, and fair-minded.”  —Washington Post Book World

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Author

Author Bio: David McCullough

Author Bio: David McCullough

David McCullough (1933-2022), acclaimed historian and #1 New York Times bestselling author, twice won the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books are 1776, Brave Companions, The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Greater Journey, and The Wright Brothers. He was awarded numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, and more than forty honorary degrees. In 1995, the National Book Foundation conferred on him its lifetime Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Runtime: 31.60
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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