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Olive Senior
Olive Senior is the author behind Prentice Hall Literature--Silver. Her work is a great resource for exploring literature.
Dying to Better Themselves
Dying to Better Themselves
- Pages
- 440
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- English
Synopsis
The epic story of the involvement of the tiny islands of the West Indies in providing the work force for the construction of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) and before that, the Panama Railroad (1850-1855), and the French attempt under de Lesseps to build the Panama Canal (1881-1889). Written by a West Indian, the book allows the voices of the participants to tell their stories alongside the official accounts.