Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission 1899-1901

WALKER (Rear Admiral John G. ) et al

GPO, 1901

1901-1902. Document 54: Parts 1 and Part 2 appendices. Does not contain the atlas volume issued in 1904. Publishers green cloth. 263 + 535 pp. : plates, maps, diagrs. numerous foldouts; 30 cm. Good binding and cover. Shelfwear. Old markings to spine and pastedown have been mostly removed. Clean, unmarked pages. <br><br> Important findings of Walker Commission, which was eventually used by Roosevelt to push the Panamanian route.  In this report lies the origins of the American story of the great Panama canal.