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1. David McCullough David McCullough is an American historian and bestselling author. He has written biographies of U.S. Presidents and important history books. Now htese books are alaos available as downloadable audio books: David McCullouch - American History MP3 Audi...
2. Funicular, Abt, chain ferry, cable cars and other unusual railways Funicular railways date back to 1515 but were most popular in late 1800s. The Abt rack and pinion railway system was built to combat very steep inclines. The underwater Chain ferry pulled a vehicular ferry across a river. Around the world...
3. Go Cruising - Pacific Ocean to Caribbean via Panama Canal On 23rd April, 2008, I sailed through the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean to the Atalntic. It was on a voyage from Santaigo in, Chile, South America to Boston, USA on the cruise ship, Norwegian Dream. As I had written a book set on the Leeds/Live...
4. "Lost Paradise" The Canal Zone in Panama My childhood home doesn't exist anymore, it's extinct. A lost paradise, a beautiful, unforgettable memory of long ago. I am a Zonian. I grew up in the Canal Zone in Panama. A 10 mile x 50 mile American territory surrounding the Panama Canal. Why is...
5. Ferdinand de Lesseps Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-94) was a French engineer who built the Suez Canal, thus dramatically cutting the travel time for voyages between Europe and Asia. Until the middle of the 19th century, ships sailing from Europe to India, China and other p...
6. Theodore Roosevelt Speak softly, and carry a big stick. Theodore Roosevelt was truly one of a kind. Rugged Individualist. Icon for Conservatives, yet active in Liberal Causes. Thrust into the Presidency by an Assassination, Nominee of his Party, and Third Party Candida...