The Great Canal at Suez With an Account of the Struggles of Its Projector Ferdinand De Lesseps

<p>Explore the remarkable story of the Suez Canal and its visionary creator Ferdinand de Lesseps in The Great Canal at Suez. Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald chronicles the monumental engineering feat and the intense struggles faced during its construction. This detailed account delves into the political economic and technical challenges that de Lesseps and his team overcame to connect the East and West through this vital waterway.</p> <p>Discover the dramatic narrative of innovation perseverance and international cooperation that defined one of the 19th century's most ambitious projects. Fitzgerald's work provides valuable insights into the canal's impact on global trade and its enduring legacy as a symbol of human ingenuity.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>