You are considering an oversized or trade paperback book, THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS: THE CREATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL 1870-1914 by David McCullough; PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, NY; 1977 printing; 698 pages. Has $18.00 price on back cover. 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 the PANAMA CANAL, 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. Applying his remarkable gift for writing lucid, lively exposition, McCullough weaves the many strands of the momentous event into a comprehensive and captivating tale. Condition: No known damage or defects.