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- catalog abstract "Tells the story of the creation of the Suez Canal--heralded as a symbol of progress that would unite nations--and the part played by its driving force, French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps.".
- catalog alternative "Creation of the Suez Canal".
- catalog contributor b12852250.
- catalog coverage "Suez Canal (Egypt) History.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "1. The twilight -- 2. The French fall in love -- 3. Industry and the Saint-Simonians -- 4. A man, a plan, a canal -- 5. Egypt and Rome -- 6. A journey in the desert -- 7. Whose canal? -- 8. The Sultan's shadow and the English lion -- 9. Hither and yon -- 10. The emperor and the entrepreneur -- 11. A universal company for a maritime canal -- 12. The work ahead -- 13. The Corvée -- 14. The new viceroy and his minister -- 15. Ferdinand fights back -- 16. Men and machines -- 17. The canal goes to Paris -- 18. The final stages -- 19. The desert is parted -- 20. The legacy -- Epilogue: Ozymandias.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-300) and index.".
- catalog description "Tells the story of the creation of the Suez Canal--heralded as a symbol of progress that would unite nations--and the part played by its driving force, French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps.".
- catalog extent "310 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Parting the desert.".
- catalog identifier "0375408835 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Parting the desert.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : A.A. Knopf,".
- catalog relation "Parting the desert.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt Suez".
- catalog spatial "Suez Canal (Egypt) History.".
- catalog subject "386/.43/09 21".
- catalog subject "Canals Egypt Suez Design and construction.".
- catalog subject "Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894.".
- catalog subject "TC791 .K37 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The twilight -- 2. The French fall in love -- 3. Industry and the Saint-Simonians -- 4. A man, a plan, a canal -- 5. Egypt and Rome -- 6. A journey in the desert -- 7. Whose canal? -- 8. The Sultan's shadow and the English lion -- 9. Hither and yon -- 10. The emperor and the entrepreneur -- 11. A universal company for a maritime canal -- 12. The work ahead -- 13. The Corvée -- 14. The new viceroy and his minister -- 15. Ferdinand fights back -- 16. Men and machines -- 17. The canal goes to Paris -- 18. The final stages -- 19. The desert is parted -- 20. The legacy -- Epilogue: Ozymandias.".
- catalog title "Creation of the Suez Canal".
- catalog title "Parting the desert : the creation of the Suez Canal / Zachary Karabell.".
- catalog type "text".