Suez Canal : Gateway To World Trade
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Presents the history of man's efforts to create a waterway through the Egyptian land barrier from biblical times to the present. Also gives the history of the Panama Canal., Reviews the history of the Suez Canal, describing its construction, the bitter political conflicts over its control, and its development as a vital link in world trade. Follows a ship on its twelve-hour journey from Port Tewfik to Port Said in order to show the problems involved in operating and maintaining the canal.
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Presents the history of man's efforts to create a waterway through the Egyptian land barrier from biblical times to the present. Also gives the history of the Panama Canal., Reviews the history of the Suez Canal, describing its construction, the bitter political conflicts over its control, and its development as a vital link in world trade. Follows a ship on its twelve-hour journey from Port Tewfik to Port Said in order to show the problems involved in operating and maintaining the canal.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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