| 单词 | Isthmus of Panama |
| 例句 | The canal was an engineering feat, carving out a fifty-mile-long passage across the Isthmus of Panama that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z However, they are fragmented by geography and by ecology: the Isthmus of Panama, only 40 miles wide, virtually transects the Americas geographically, as do the isthmus’s Darien rain forests and the northern Mexican desert ecologically. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Around 1508 the first colony was founded on the American mainland, at the Isthmus of Panama. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The same thorough mosquito-control measures were instituted in the Isthmus of Panama, where work to dig a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had bogged down. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Only a modest train ride separated the Burnhams, but the mounting demands of the fair made that distance as difficult to span as the Isthmus of Panama. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She followed her directional line over the Caribbean Sea and caught up with Drum as they were approaching the Isthmus of Panama. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After an hour manipulating bumpy winds, she arrived at the Isthmus of Panama. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z This natural wonder was born three to four million years ago, when the Greater Caribbean became isolated from the Pacific Ocean after the closing of the Isthmus of Panama. Bonaire: Where Coral and Cactus Thrive, and the Sea Soothes the Soul 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The Isthmus of Panama is home to some of the purest natural beauty in Latin America: dense tropical rain forests, wide savannas, coral reefs bursting with aquatic life, and delightfully deserted beaches. These Are the Best Places to Travel in 2016 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Easterners sailed around the southern tip of South America or to Panama’s Atlantic coast, where they crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific and booked ship’s passage for San Francisco. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z At around 15 Ma, subduction-related volcanism between Central and South America created the Isthmus of Panama that connected North and South America. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The islands are part of an autonomous region governed by the Guna, an Indigenous people who have inhabited the Isthmus of Panama since before the age of Spanish explorers. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z In the same year, Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to view the Pacific Ocean. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z To solve the problem, engineers built a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the same year, the United States gained the right to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The Darién, also known as the Isthmus of Panama, is a narrow swath of land dividing the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Perilous, Roadless Jungle Becomes a Path of Desperate Hope 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Riding mule-back across the Isthmus of Panama, she wrapped them securely inside her blue silk umbrella. It's time to celebrate California Admission Day! Wait, what's Admission Day? 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In 1573, Hawkins’s associate Francis Drake captured an enormous shipment of Peruvian gold as it crossed the Isthmus of Panama. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Dr. Stiller believes it’s no coincidence the Isthmus of Panama emerged around that time. Once, America Had Its Own Parrot 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z For those with a tenuous grip on the history, a primer: The construction of the 48-mile Panama Canal across the Isthmus of Panama linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Artist’s Greatest Subject Was the Panama Canal 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Crane presided, calling the Canal “The American Canal at the Isthmus of Panama,” which he insisted was “vital to our economy, our national defense and our spirit.” Philip M. Crane, Former Illinois Congressman and Conservative Leader, Dies at 84 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Richard Stone breaks down the ongoing debate on when the formation of the Isthmus of Panama took place. [Podcast] Science Podcast: 19 July Show 2013-07-18T17:56:22.560Z The first and probably greatest wave of extinctions occurred during the Great American Interchange about 4 million years ago, when the Isthmus of Panama rose above sea level, and resulted in a massively biased colonization. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z There’s also a fascinating post from Victor Frankel on evolution around the Isthmus of Panama, that tiny stretch of land where North and South America join. The Carnival of Evolution: World Travel Edition! 2013-02-01T14:45:00.187Z That skinny piece of land is called the Isthmus of Panama. The Panama Canal: The World's Greatest Engineering Project [Slide Show] 2012-11-10T15:15:00.230Z As continental plates collided, a chain of islands between the two rose up, forming the Isthmus of Panama and ending what preeminent 20th-century paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson famously described as South America's "splendid isolation." New Dating of Panama Formation Throws Cold Water on Ice Age Origin Ideas 2012-06-15T10:15:00.397Z It was almost certain that the rivals would take a practically identical course, crossing the American continent in the neighbourhood of the Isthmus of Panama. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z "I rejoined my family to find in it a son whom I had never seen, born while I was on the Isthmus of Panama," Grant said in his "Personal Memoirs." Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z The crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, on the backs of mules, was tedious and trying. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Probably few spots on earth have had less incentive to develop hardy and enterprising character than the Isthmus of Panama. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z My idea is this: There is only air enough between the Isthmus of Panama and the North Pole for one flag. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z I was once on board a Liverpool steamer which put into Aspinwall, on the swampy Isthmus of Panama, for nine days. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z Northern and largest division of Western Continent, separated from South America by Gulf of Mexico, and connected with it by Isthmus of Panama. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis 2011-12-29T03:00:21.553Z The present conglomerate of humanity living on the Isthmus of Panama is the racial remainder of some very much mixed social history. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Out of another grew the New York and San Francisco line, connecting overland across the Isthmus of Panama—where M. de Lesseps did not succeed in cutting a Canal. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z It linked California to the rest of the country by delivering mail across the Isthmus of Panama, even before the canal was built, by using boats, pack animals and canoes. How the U.S. Postal Service Fell Apart 2011-11-17T09:00:00Z It is expected that the ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama will be opened in 1888. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The first seems not to go farther southward than the Antilles and the Isthmus of Panama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z A later expedition by a less difficult route crossed the Isthmus of Panama and conquered the Indians on the Pearl Islands, bringing back plentiful tribute of fine pearls from the subdued chief. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z At present the transit across the Isthmus of Panama occupies four days, and its inconveniences and dangers are notorious. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z AT the present moment the Canal Zone of the Isthmus of Panama is the most interesting place in the world. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z As you travel through them southwards, the country becomes more and more narrow till you come at last to the Isthmus of Panama, which joins North and South America. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z The vast peninsula which we call South America is connected with our own part of the continent by the Isthmus of Panama and the territory designated as Central America. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z It was on the Isthmus of Panama that the American slave trade began and was continued for three hundred years. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z It will be a glorious region for amateur planters and speculators, when "the area of freedom" shall have extended to the Isthmus of Panama. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z No one who cares to know the greater things which are shaping the world can now afford to be ignorant of what is happening on the Isthmus of Panama. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z So it has come about that on the Isthmus of Panama there are now many American children whose fathers are busy on the canal and have brought their families to live with them there. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z I first heard of Josh Billings several years ago when crossing the Isthmus of Panama by that remarkable railway which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z If so-called modern science and engineering skill can bring prosperity, then the Isthmus of Panama includes the site of the world's last achievement in engineering, sanitation, and organized efficiency. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z The junction of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, through the Isthmus of Panama, is not therefore by any means a modern idea. Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 2011-05-30T02:00:21.633Z Thus the discovery of a strait, or the cutting of a canal, at the Isthmus of Panama would at that time have opened to Europeans a shorter seaway to the Orient. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z He made his start in 1851 when he went to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and employed natives to carry the living freight on their backs. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z “Off the Isthmus of Panama he accidentally shot himself in the hand,” The Journal said. City Room: Getting the Story of a Man's Life Right, at Last 2011-05-23T17:30:33Z The presence of the United States on the Isthmus of Panama introduces a new factor into the American tropics. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z The company associated for the piercing of the Isthmus of Panama, undertaken by M. de Lesseps, the maker The Panama scandal. of the Suez Canal, had become insolvent some years before. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The construction of any kind of canal across the Isthmus of Panama involves another task, second only in importance to the primary work of excavation, viz., that of regulating the rivers. The Panama Canal and its Makers 2011-10-10T02:00:22.307Z Arguing from geographical relations simply, and not considering the racial differences and local self-interests, the one boundary in North America should be the shore boundary, except at the 30-mile-wide Isthmus of Panama. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Now, I hadn't come to the Isthmus of Panama to exhibit all the things I was afraid of. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z From this point to the Isthmus of Panama the coast is again rocky. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z Some proceeded up the coast to California; others did go home by the Isthmus of Panama; while a few, and only a few, returned to Australia. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z French explorations in the Isthmus of Panama, p. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Its northern boundary may be regarded as the British possessions, while to the south it is found as far as the Isthmus of Panama. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z A sharp lookout was now kept for a steamer which it was expected would be on her way from the Isthmus of Panama to New York with a million dollars or upward of California gold. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z Then he went on a steamer to the Isthmus of Panama, which he crossed with a hired horse team, then by steamer to New York and by railroad to Philadelphia to get his gold minted. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Most of the Americans declared, that, they were on their way home across the Isthmus of Panama! Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z When the discovery of gold in California turned the tide of emigration to that coast, he started the line of steamers to the Isthmus of Panama, and controlled largely the commerce with the Pacific. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean. Today in History 2010-09-25T04:06:00Z In his recent work on South America Mr. Bryce devotes one of his delightful chapters to the Isthmus of Panama. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise That left one strip of land that reached along what is now the Pacific Coast, clear from the Isthmus of Panama to the Aleutian Islands and straight across to Siberia. Unexplored! The Isthmus of Panama, or Darien, is, beyond a doubt, one of the most interesting, as it is certain yet to be one of the most important bits of terra firma on this round globe. Donalblane of Darien For geology, see “The Geological History of the Isthmus of Panama and Portions of Costa Rica,” by R.T. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" On a glorious afternoon, a few days later, the boys sat on the upper deck of the liner, as it drew near the city of Colon, on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus of Panama. Bert Wilson at Panama It was formerly imagined that there was an equal, if not greater, diversity in the relative levels of the Atlantic and Pacific, on the opposite sides of the Isthmus of Panama. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It is served by the Panama railway, which crosses the Isthmus of Panama from ocean to ocean. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" It did not differ materially from the general draft of treaties, except in the thirty-fifth article, which was of a special character and related to the Isthmus of Panama. The United States and Latin America From the Isthmus of Panama we have news to the 1st of June. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. In 1572 he led his men across the Isthmus of Panama, and intercepted and captured a Spanish convoy of treasure coming overland. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters He had been back to "the States," as we then called the eastern part of our country, and returning to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, he had brought fifty swarms of bees. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail In 1840 the province of Cartagena had seceded, and the new president had hardly taken office before Panama and Veragua also declared themselves independent, under the title of the State of the Isthmus of Panama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The following Extracts from Authors who have treated of the Isthmus of Panama will tend to illustrate the subject of the foregoing pages. A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama He likewise supposes that its first inhabitants were located in the north; and that the primitive colonies extended themselves over the whole extent of the continent, by means of the Isthmus of Panama. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State North America is commonly understood to include the island of Greenland, the isles of the Caribbean, and to extend south all the way to the Isthmus of Panama. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The Spanish court had at that time established a very important colony at the province of Darien, on the Isthmus of Panama. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots The coast of Colombia faces on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and is divided by the Isthmus of Panama into two completely separated parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" That the width of the Isthmus of Panama, in a direct line, does not exceed 33 miles. A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama Why, Cleveland, all I know of him is that he landed at Kingston in a vessel from the Isthmus of Panama, and is going to Cuba on his way to England. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Jaguars are not as plentiful on the Isthmus of Panama as formerly, before the scream and rumble of the locomotive disturbed the solitudes of the dense tropical forest. Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Before that time it was cut off by the immense prairies of the north-west of Canada, and could only be reached by a long journey round Cape Horn or over the Isthmus of Panama. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina For example, the exclusion of direct European political control from the Isthmus of Panama is as really a matter of national defence as is the protection of New York Harbor. Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles The Canal Zone is a strip of land ten miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama, the distance being about forty miles from shore to shore. Birdseye Views of Far Lands The same fact has been scientifically settled regarding the Isthmus of Panama; while measurements along the Pyrenees have established the same level between the waters of the Mediterranean and the Bay of Biscay. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Passing the Isthmus of Panama, we find the volcanoes of Guatimala and Nicaragua almost infinite in number. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 The canvass over, Roosevelt departed from an old precedent, left the territory of the United States, and visited the Isthmus of Panama to inspect the work on the canal. The New Nation Chagres Fever.—A severe form of malarial fever acquired on the Isthmus of Panama, apparently a hemorrhagic form of the pernicious variety, and so treated. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) So, also, Cuba keeps watch and ward over our communication with California by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands It is reported that the British government has granted $100,000 per annum to the royal company of Atlantic steamers, for the establishment of a post route to the Pacific, across the Isthmus of Panama. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Under this act the President was authorized to negotiate for the building of the canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The American Empire In July, 1858, Farragut returned to the East by the only route then available, the Isthmus of Panama. Admiral Farragut You will find them connected with every fort the Spaniards built along this coast, and in Cuba, and on the Isthmus of Panama. The White Mice The canal across the Isthmus of Panama saves ships a journey of many thousand miles around South America. Conservation Reader Just ahead, rising out of the sea, is the Isthmus of Panama. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam The Isthmus of Panama was the scene of a succession of earthquakes in September, 1882, which, although the loss of life was small, were exceedingly destructive to property. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror After its completion it will enable the student to identify every bird known to science from the Isthmus of Panama to the far North and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Our Bird Comrades Crossing the Isthmus of Panama, they disembarked at Manta in Peru, upon the 9th of March, 1736. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The Golden Boar made a hurried departure from San Joseph, and went westwards along the coast towards the Isthmus of Panama. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea This was nothing less than to ambush and attack the Spanish treasure trains that carried gold and jewels across the Isthmus of Panama,—riches wrung from the natives by Spanish greed. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. He would have followed up the blow by occupying the Isthmus of Panama, and by an attack on the Spanish dominions in the New World. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 They wanted a new and powerful slave empire, extending to the Isthmus of Panama, and for this a direct issue must be made with the free States. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 The winter rains are at an end on the Isthmus of Panama, and the roads are in good condition. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 We passed south of the main isles of the Indies, steering for the eastern seaboard of the Isthmus of Panama. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea But the problems and conditions to be met on the Isthmus of Panama were decidedly different from those at Suez, and subsequent experience proved the serious error of the sea-level plan as finally adopted. The American Type of Isthmian Canal Speech by Hon. John Fairfield Dryden in the Senate of the United States, June 14, 1906 A railway across the Isthmus of Panama and another across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec have afforded very poor means of communication between oceans. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges The wonderful buccaneering adventures of Bartholomew Sharp and his companions, 1680-1682, at the Isthmus of Panama and all along the west coast of South America, are newly illustrated by long anonymous narratives, artless but effective. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents Their ravages were not confined to the Gulf of Mexico: they crossed the Isthmus of Panama and devastated the coast of the Pacific Ocean from the Strait of Magellan to California. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Here the Cordilleras resume their general character of a vast mountain barrier, but once more sink down into low ridges as the chain passes through the Isthmus of Panama. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America In the next year the two brothers sailed for the Isthmus of Panama as captains in the band of adventurers embarked in the disastrous enterprise known as the Darien Scheme. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America Parmentiera cereifera.—In the Isthmus of Panama this plant is termed the Candle tree, because its fruits, often 4 feet long, look like yellow candles suspended from the branches. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture It was decided to complete the digging of the Nicaragua Canal and blow up that part of Central America lying between it and the Isthmus of Panama. Greener Than You Think Those from the East made long detours around Cape Horn or across the Isthmus of Panama. History of the United States, Volume 3 New Granada is almost entirely a mountain region, occupied by the northern end of the Andes, except where it slopes down towards the Isthmus of Panama and the Caribbean Sea. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America After this the buccaneers marched across the Isthmus of Panama, three hundred and thirty strong, under the command of Captain Sharp, accompanied by a band of Mosquito Indians. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The next time Charley saw him was on the Isthmus of Panama. Gold Seekers of '49 He was firmly convinced that the canal, on account of certain physical reasons, could never be constructed across the Isthmus of Panama. Fifty Years of Public Service Cedron, which is a nut that grows on the Isthmus of Panama, and which is sold by the druggists in New York, is said to be an infallible antidote to serpent-bites. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Early in the same year my brother had left Kingston for the Isthmus of Panama, then the great high-road to and from golden California, where he had established a considerable store and hotel. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands North America was joined to South America by a narrow strip of land called the Isthmus of Panama. Where We Live A Home Geography Many others choose to cross the Isthmus of Panama, and reach the Pacific that way. Gold Seekers of '49 Constantinople on the Bosphorus, the Straits of Gibraltar, Singapore on the Strait of Malacca, and the Isthmus of Panama, are the only ones which seem to present a parallel. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings The Land Bountiful.—This comprized the northerly part of South America, extending to the Isthmus of Panama. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern It will be as well, perhaps, if I explain, in as few words as possible, the then condition of the Isthmus of Panama. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Some said the Isthmus of Panama was the best place, while others preferred a route through Nicaragua. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt According to an advertisement in the St. Louis papers the steamship Georgia, from New York for the Isthmus of Panama, was to arrive at New Orleans in three weeks. Gold Seekers of '49 All parties also sought to control the trade across the Isthmus of Panama, and there was great rivalry in the slave trade. Plotting in Pirate Seas His natural sagacity is shown in his suggesting, even at that early day, that a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Panama would effect a vast saving. French Pathfinders in North America Poor fellow! it would have been well for him had he done so; for he stayed only to find a grave on the Isthmus of Panama. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands In years gone by the French had also contemplated such a canal, and had even gone to work at the Isthmus of Panama, making an elaborate survey and doing not a little digging. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt One item told about a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama, too—that it probably would be begun soon, by Americans; and with that completed there would be an easy way to California. Gold Seekers of '49 Thousands left their skeletons with the red brother, and other thousands left theirs on the Isthmus of Panama or on the cruel desert. Comic History of the United States This was the net result of the first two years of effort at the beginning of government in South America on the Isthmus of Panama, with its ocean on the other side still undreamed of. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure H. B. M. Consul at Colon, on the Isthmus of Panama, and have had many opportunities of witnessing her professional zeal and ability in the treatment of aggravated forms of tropical diseases. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands On the Isthmus of Panama, Charles was persuaded to leave his master. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 All the passengers were on the lookout for the Isthmus of Panama; they were tremendously eager to get ashore and start across the Isthmus for the Pacific Ocean. Gold Seekers of '49 But where Costa Rica passes into the Isthmus of Panama the connection between the two halves of the New World has been almost broken and hangs only by a hair. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People For reasons which will subsequently be adduced, the consideration of this important position is left until those points in the Isthmus of Panama and Darien have been particularly noticed and examined. A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World But before I finally leave the republic of New Granada, I may be allowed to write a few words on the present aspect of affairs on the Isthmus of Panama. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Only the Isthmus of Panama, forty-nine miles in width, divides the Atlantic from the Pacific Ocean. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation In fact, the islands are not unlike the Isthmus of Panama in this regard. Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box In 1513 Balboa leads his Spanish treasure seekers across the Isthmus of Panama, discovers the Pacific, and realizes what Cabot has already proved—that the New World is not a part of Asia. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The Spaniards, a lubberly lot, brave soldiers but never handy sailors, were afraid of the Straits of Magellan and knew nothing of Cape Horn; so they always sent their treasure across the Isthmus of Panama. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Another way was to sail from some Eastern port to the Isthmus of Panama, and crossing this, to take ship to San Francisco. Stories of Later American History The letter on Columbus’s last voyage when he explored the coast of Central America and of the Isthmus of Panama was written when he was shipwrecked on the island of Jamaica, 1503. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 I expect nearly everybody between the Arctic Circle and the Isthmus of Panama has heard more or less of the Northwest Mounted Police. Raw Gold A Novel These tests are necessary, because of the warm and moist climate of the Isthmus of Panama. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and waded into the Pacific, sword in hand, to claim it for the King of Spain. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Drake now crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and—the first foreigner to accomplish the feat—set eyes on the Pacific Ocean, in which he swore to cruise before he had finished his career. South America Long secluded, by difficulty of access from Europe, it is now in the course of being effectually opened up by the railway across the Isthmus of Panama. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 Ferdinand de Lesseps, who succeeded in connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, was the man who, after the lapse of centuries, seriously interested his fellow-countrymen in boring the Isthmus of Panama. The Makers of Canada: Champlain When this exciting news reached the East, a mighty rush began to California, over the trails, across the Isthmus of Panama, and around Cape Horn. History of the United States He has since been engaged in many engineering projects, the latest being a canal across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Paterson wished his fellow-countrymen to found a colony in the Isthmus of Panama, and to attract thither the whole trade of North and South America. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Mr. Clark left New York for California in October, 1853, coming via the Isthmus of Panama, and in due time reached his destination. Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions "Certainly; that branch of it which breaks on the western shores of North America and then flows southeast towards the Isthmus of Panama." All Around the Moon He marched across the Isthmus of Panama and obtained his first view of the Pacific Ocean. England in America, 1580-1652 Some went by Cape Horn, some by the Isthmus of Panama, some by the overland route. Children of the Market Place The viceroy discusses the matter of sending reenforcements to the Philippines, and suggests that it might be advantageous to send troops to Acapulco via the Isthmus of Panama. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century A railway was built across the Isthmus of Panama to shorten the distance, and save taking the passage round the Horn. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 15, February 18, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls When crossing the Isthmus of Panama his violin was stolen by a native porter, and Ole Bull was obliged to remain behind to find his instrument, while the company went on to California. Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday So far it belongs to the Spanish Main and to the Isthmus of Panama. As We Are and As We May Be This led Douglas to speak, and with bitterness, of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which had given England joint control of any canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Children of the Market Place The same reasoning applies in connection with what we did at the Isthmus of Panama, and what we are doing in the Philippines. African and European Addresses A curious feature of this map is its marking—in defiance of known facts—of two straits, to the north and to the south of a large island, where should be the Isthmus of Panama. Henry Hudson A Brief Statement of His Aims and His Achievements In 1851 he went to the Isthmus of Panama with four hundred laborers to engage in the construction of the Panama Railroad. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 The Isthmus of Panama is the common point where the commerce of the western coasts of Mexico and South America meets. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant Another way was by the Isthmus of Panama, and then up the coast in such a ship as one could find. By the Golden Gate Meanwhile, in 1513, the Spaniard Balboa had crossed the Isthmus of Panama and waded into the Pacific, sword in hand, to claim it for his king. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Contemporary writers tell us of the hundreds and hundreds of different strange machines invented for washing out the gold and actually carried around the Horn or over the Isthmus of Panama to San Francisco. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado The route by the Isthmus of Panama is the shortest between the two oceans, and from the information herewith communicated it would seem to be the most practicable for a railroad or canal. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 3: James Knox Polk After long wanderings he found himself on a high mountain in the center of the Isthmus of Panama. A Short History of the United States Other receiving sets had been located at San Diego and at Darien on the Isthmus of Panama, and at these points also the words were distinctly heard. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty The evidence of tradition would clearly prove that at the arrival of Votan the great proportion of the inhabitants, from the Isthmus of Panama to the territories of California, were in a savage condition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 The third was by the Isthmus of Panama. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado A steamer was about sailing for the Isthmus of Panama. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen During his fourth and last voyage, 1502-1504, he explored the shores of Honduras and the Isthmus of Panama in search of a strait leading to the Indian Ocean. A School History of the United States I returned stoutly; for I had, of course, sunk the Isthmus of Panama beneath the sea. Green Mansions: a romance of the tropical forest From Tegucigalpa we will probably go directly to Venezuela across the Isthmus of Panama and not visit another Republic. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis Prominent among these was the project of constructing a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Panama, but the scheme was not encouraged, and ultimately fell to the ground. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 The project for a canal across the Isthmus of Panama was as old as colonization in America. The United States Since the Civil War Some went overland, some crossed by the Isthmus of Panama, some went around South America, filling California with a population of strong, adventurous, and daring men. A School History of the United States The Panel at the left of the central arch reads: 1513—Vasco Nunez de Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama and discovers the Pacific Ocean. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition And, "rising upon a wind of prophecy," he already saw in the future a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Panama, and the Nicaragua route opened. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 A steamer was just on the point of starting for the Isthmus of Panama; in this they took their passage, and in due time set foot once more upon American soil. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Active preparations were also made for the building of an interoceanic canal through Nicaragua or the Isthmus of Panama on the route laid out by the French. Outline of Universal History French company many years ago began to dig a ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama, but it failed through bad management before the work was half done. A School History of the United States Therefore, the idea of an interoceanic canal is by no means a modern one, as travelers and navigators observed that there was a great depression among the hills of the Isthmus of Panama. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 The intense heat of the Isthmus of Panama melted the wax, and letters were irretrievably glued together, to the loss of the address and the confusion of the postmaster. Manners and Social Usages "I guess," mused the blacksmith's wife, "that life on the Isthmus of Panama don't fit a man much to distinguish himself on those things." Together In 1513 Balboa, a Spaniard at Darien, fought his way to a height on the Isthmus of Panama, whence he descried the Pacific Ocean. Outline of Universal History From New Mexico to the Isthmus of Panama there was scarcely a principal village in which an equal number could not have found accommodations in a single house. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Perhaps that was the first hearty laugh Professor Bird had given utterance to since the day he started in his ill-fated balloon from Colon on the Caribbean coast to cross the Isthmus of Panama. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics It was common, he said, in the Isthmus of Panama; and seemed the most foolish and helpless of beasts. At Last And, doubtless, this power would not stop at the Isthmus of Panama: it would be no more difficult to reëstablish slavery in Bolivia, on the Equator, and in Peru, than in Mexico. The Uprising of a Great People The United States in 1861. to Which is Added a Word of Peace on the Difference Between England the United States. Others took ships to the Isthmus of Panama, crossed it on foot, and sailed to San Francisco. A Brief History of the United States Finally: That a common principle runs through all this architecture, from the Columbia River and the Saint Lawrence, to the Isthmus of Panama, namely, that of adaptation to communism in living. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines From him Frank extracted all the information he could concerning the wonderful country lying between Magangue and the Isthmus of Panama, covering possibly some three hundred miles. The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics Spain had all the continent from the Isthmus of Panama to the Mississippi, and northward to the upper watershed of the Missouri, and she controlled both sides of the Mississippi at its mouth. Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 One was to go to Porto-bello, on the Isthmus of Panama, another to the coast of South America, then called Terra Firma, and the third to Mexico, then known as New Spain. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 In one of his expeditions on the Isthmus of Panama, he climbed to the top of a lofty tree, whence he saw the Pacific Ocean. A Brief History of the United States Is it God’s will that the tides of the Atlantic and Pacific should sweep across the Isthmus of Panama? When the Holy Ghost is Come This appeared Tobe the only resource, but with my limited means it was like a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Success with Small Fruits It runs its steamers from New Orleans to the Isthmus of Panama. Captain Macklin It would not merely achieve independence, but also a power that would grow like the vegetation of its genial climate, and extend until the tapering Isthmus of Panama became the national boundary of the empire. An Original Belle The Isthmus of Panama became a pest-hole where the scum of the Four Seas settled. The Ne'er-Do-Well The report reached Utah by messenger from California, having come around the continent by way of the Isthmus of Panama. The Story of the Pony Express Enterprise and speed both alike directed Fitzjocelyn's course across the Isthmus of Panama, which in 1853 had newly become practicable for adventurous travellers. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 2 The portion of their baggage had already been sent off by Punt' Arenas, and would meet them at the other side of the Isthmus of Panama. Returning Home Mark Twain continued his lecture tour into December, and then, on the 15th of that month, sailed by way of the Isthmus of Panama for New York. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain These two states were Santo Domingo and the then owner of the Isthmus of Panama, Colombia. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography At another time the cadets were required to write a report telling of the suppression of the insurrection on the Isthmus of Panama. Real Soldiers of Fortune For years, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company has been able to prevent effective water competition by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 When a young boy he came from Maine to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and that was the only time in his life that he was out of sight of land. The Cruise of the Snark His father, the confiscation of the property, the emigration to America, the Isthmus of Panama—all is true; the history is authentic. Samuel Brohl and Company The following is a partial list of the disturbances on the Isthmus of Panama during the period in question, as reported to us by our consuls. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography At this time the sea routes to the gold-fields were three: by sailing vessel around the Cape, one over the Isthmus of Panama, and one, which was the shortest, across Nicaragua. Real Soldiers of Fortune Of even greater importance was the understanding reached, under Roosevelt's direction, with the British Government in regard to the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography He also discusses, among other similar questions, the Isthmus of Panama with regard to its having once been a strait. Darwin and Modern Science His father was a half fool, who made great attempts to cut a channel through the Isthmus of Panama, and never succeeded in cutting his way through anything. Samuel Brohl and Company The same consequences, so far as Europe is concerned at least, would apparently ensue were the Isthmus of Panama to settle into the sea, allowing the Caribbean current to pass into the Pacific. A History of Science — Volume 3 This "narrow place" was the Isthmus of Panama, and the "great water" beyond it was, of course, the Pacific Ocean. The true story of Christopher Columbus, called the Great Admiral He emigrated to America with his wife and his son; he dreamed of making a name and a fortune by cutting a canal through the Isthmus of Panama. Samuel Brohl and Company |
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