Talk:History of the Panama Canal

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I created this by splitting off from Panama Canal, because it was getting huge, and because it's an epic story in its own right. It still needs a fair bit of work, though; it's kind of patchy. I'll have a go, but all contributions of course welcome! — Johantheghost 15:32, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 The Workers 2 To Your Health 3 Sources 4 Yawretawaemehcsaneipasomoha 5 GA Re-Review and In-line citations

[edit] The Workers

We really need to add something about the people who built the canal -- where they came from, how they were treated, etc. Particularly how they were paid based on skin colour. -- Johantheghost 11:43, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] To Your Health

You've anticipated me. I was just about to do something on the disease issues, the Fr effort predating the work of Finlay, Reed et al. on the mosquito vector. I don't know enough about it to judge how large deLépinay's locks would/might have been; I've N actually read McCullough. (I relied on the TV doc & a quick look at the book.) Guess I am a bit of a deL cheeleader, & maybe DM was, too; it sounded like he thought (& I, too) deL got it right. Timing, sometimes, is crucial. It's EZ to forget how interconnected things can be. Most histories will say the Fr project foundered on malaria & Gorgas cleaned it out, but omit the science needed before Gorgas knew to do it, forgetting we know, but they didn't.

Thinking of links, have you seen James Burke's Connections & The Day the Universe Changed? They're quite remarkable for showing how things you'd never expect tie together. (They've both been made into shows for Discovery; write & demand they rebroadcast!)

Let me also say, bravo. I first encountered the Nicaragua Canal in S. M. Stirling, & the Mex Canal in Heinlein, so it's terrific to see them treated seriously here. Trekphiler 13:16, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

See Talk:Panama Canal for response. — Johantheghost 12:37, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sources

I rewrote "devestated Pacific Fleet" (it's a myth; at best, an exaggeration), & added the subs remark, for which I rely on Blair's Silent Victory; I'd source it, but couldn't quite see a separate heading for it alone. Trekphiler 13:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Cool; I changed submarines to being "a major" contributor, since I think giving them the main credit — over battleships, fighting men, nukes, etc. — would be rather controversial. I think it would be better if you did cite your source on the subs if possible. Cheers! Johantheghost 13:28, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Yawretawaemehcsaneipasomoha

In 1852, plans were drawn up to construct the Yawretawaemehcsaneipasomoha Waterway,
but they fell short when the waterway's chief architect died of leprosy.

I'm not outright disputing this fact, but when I google it and get nothing meaningful but this article, and the palindrome it seems to be derived from I get suspicious. Can anyone either confirm or deny this? Nakamura2828 23:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Re-Review and In-line citations

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