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The Conceptual History of the Panama Canal
The construction of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s was not a new idea. The conceptual history of the Panama Canal stretches back to the 16th Century.
panama canal • history of the panama canal • panama canal history • panama canal construction • building panama canal
The construction of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s was not a new idea. The conceptual history of the Panama Canal stretches back to the 16th Century.
panama canal • history of the panama canal • panama canal history • panama canal construction • building panama canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is over 80 years old and needs updating and expansion. The people of Panama have voted to fund this remodeling.
panama canal • canal • panama • canal zone • central america
The Panama Canal is over 80 years old and needs updating and expansion. The people of Panama have voted to fund this remodeling.
panama canal • canal • panama • canal zone • central america
Balboa: Spanish Explorer
The life, times and personal challenges of one of Spain's most famous explorers and conquistadors.
vasco nunez de balboa • hispanola • isthmus of panama • incan empire • pacific ocean
The life, times and personal challenges of one of Spain's most famous explorers and conquistadors.
vasco nunez de balboa • hispanola • isthmus of panama • incan empire • pacific ocean
Sir Francis Drake
Drake was all things to all people: a colorful, adventuring, pioneering, slave-trading cutthroat who left his mark on the Spanish sphere of influence in the New World.
sir francis drake • pirate • privateer • privateering • caribbean
Drake was all things to all people: a colorful, adventuring, pioneering, slave-trading cutthroat who left his mark on the Spanish sphere of influence in the New World.
sir francis drake • pirate • privateer • privateering • caribbean
Sir Henry Morgan and Pirates of the Caribbean
Captain Morgan and his band of motley buccaneers invade and sack the cities of Portobelo, Chagres, and Panama, plundering the Spanish from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
sir henry morgan • pirates of the caribbean • jack sparrow • isthmus of panama • port of portobelo
Captain Morgan and his band of motley buccaneers invade and sack the cities of Portobelo, Chagres, and Panama, plundering the Spanish from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
sir henry morgan • pirates of the caribbean • jack sparrow • isthmus of panama • port of portobelo
The French-Made Panama Canal
Yellow fever, malaria, inadequate equipment, ill-considered techniques and corruption were some of the problems that plagued the French attempt to dig the Panama Canal.
the panama canal • french • ferdinand de lesseps • hero of suez • isthmus of panama
Yellow fever, malaria, inadequate equipment, ill-considered techniques and corruption were some of the problems that plagued the French attempt to dig the Panama Canal.
the panama canal • french • ferdinand de lesseps • hero of suez • isthmus of panama
Balboa, Discoverer of the Pacific
Vasco Núñez de Balboa had the privilege of being the first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the east after crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
vasco nunez de balboa • discoverer of the pacific ocean • spanish conquistador • explorer • hispañola
Vasco Núñez de Balboa had the privilege of being the first European to view the Pacific Ocean from the east after crossing the Isthmus of Panama.
vasco nunez de balboa • discoverer of the pacific ocean • spanish conquistador • explorer • hispañola
Captain Henry Morgan
Captain Morgan was a ruthless privateer and ingenious naval strategist who eventually settled down to a knighted life of ease and wealth as deputy governor of Jamaica.
captain morgan • sir henry morgan • real pirate of the caribbean • true pirate of the caribbean • real-life pirate of the caribbean
Captain Morgan was a ruthless privateer and ingenious naval strategist who eventually settled down to a knighted life of ease and wealth as deputy governor of Jamaica.
captain morgan • sir henry morgan • real pirate of the caribbean • true pirate of the caribbean • real-life pirate of the caribbean
Captain Henry Morgan's Later Years
Morgan's pirating career winds down. A title and post as lieutenant governor is conferred upon him. Now wealthy, he is one of the few pirates who ends up retiring.
captain morgan • sir henry morgan • real pirate of the caribbean • true pirate of the caribbean • real-life pirate of the caribbean
Morgan's pirating career winds down. A title and post as lieutenant governor is conferred upon him. Now wealthy, he is one of the few pirates who ends up retiring.
captain morgan • sir henry morgan • real pirate of the caribbean • true pirate of the caribbean • real-life pirate of the caribbean
The Beheading of Balboa
Balboa was just about to embark on a new expedition to Peru, when he was arrested and charged with treason, after which he was inconvenienced by the removal of his head.
conquistador • quilty of treason • beheading of balboa • martín fernández de enciso • gulf of uraba
Balboa was just about to embark on a new expedition to Peru, when he was arrested and charged with treason, after which he was inconvenienced by the removal of his head.
conquistador • quilty of treason • beheading of balboa • martín fernández de enciso • gulf of uraba
Biogeography as Evidence of Evolution
Life is not spread uniformly across the continents and islands of this planet. Is evolution responsible?
biogeography • continental biogeography • island biogeography • adaptive radiation • continetal islands
Life is not spread uniformly across the continents and islands of this planet. Is evolution responsible?
biogeography • continental biogeography • island biogeography • adaptive radiation • continetal islands
Magellan's Voyage
Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships on September 20, 1519.
magellan's voyage • ferdinand magellan • circumnavigate • circumnavigation • around the world
Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships on September 20, 1519.
magellan's voyage • ferdinand magellan • circumnavigate • circumnavigation • around the world
1875 Guatemala Photos by Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge arrived in Guatemala in May of 1875. He visited 11 cities.
eadweard muybridge • guatemala photos • stereoscope • coffee bean production • las nubes
Eadweard Muybridge arrived in Guatemala in May of 1875. He visited 11 cities.
eadweard muybridge • guatemala photos • stereoscope • coffee bean production • las nubes
Jessie and Her Pathfinder, part 2
Jessie Fremont spends Christmas at home alone with her and John’s baby daughter, Lily. Fremont makes another exploration. Jessie has a second child, a son who does not live long. Fremont is dubbed The Pathfinder. Gold is discovered in California and Jessie and Lily travel west.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Jessie Fremont spends Christmas at home alone with her and John’s baby daughter, Lily. Fremont makes another exploration. Jessie has a second child, a son who does not live long. Fremont is dubbed The Pathfinder. Gold is discovered in California and Jessie and Lily travel west.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Sir Henry Morgan
The so-called Golden Age of Piracy is symbolized by the victory and also downfall of Sir Henry Morgan.
sir henry morgan • piracy • buccaneering • privateering • golden age of piracy
The so-called Golden Age of Piracy is symbolized by the victory and also downfall of Sir Henry Morgan.
sir henry morgan • piracy • buccaneering • privateering • golden age of piracy
Nellie Cashman, Frontier Woman
Nellie Cashman accomplished many things in her long life in the West. Never married, Nellie endured many hardships, some of them at her own choosing. But her life was one big adventure, just the way she liked it.
nellie cashman • tombstone • bisbee • skagway • cassiar
Nellie Cashman accomplished many things in her long life in the West. Never married, Nellie endured many hardships, some of them at her own choosing. But her life was one big adventure, just the way she liked it.
nellie cashman • tombstone • bisbee • skagway • cassiar
A Mother for All - Part 1
The life and work of Mary Jane Seacole has recently been under a deserved spotlight..how she would have chuckled!
mary seacole • mary seacole • jamaica • jamaica • kingston
The life and work of Mary Jane Seacole has recently been under a deserved spotlight..how she would have chuckled!
mary seacole • mary seacole • jamaica • jamaica • kingston
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