"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 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.