Parting the desert : the creation of the Suez Canal /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Karabell, Zachary (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York : Knopf, 2004.
• Θέματα: Lesseps, Ferdinand de > 1805-1894.; Κανάλια (Αίγυπτος) > Σουέζ > Σχεδιασμός και κατασκευή.; Σουέζ, Διώρυγα του > Ιστορία.

 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. 

 he twilight -- The French fall in love -- Industry and the Saint-Simonians -- A man, a plan, a canal --Egypt and Rome -- A journey in the desert -- Whose canal? -- The Sultan's shadow and the English lion Hither and yon -- The emperor and the entrepreneur -- A universal company for a maritime canal -- The work ahead -- The Corvée -- The new viceroy and his minister -- Ferdinand fights back -- Men and machines -- The canal goes to Paris -- The final stages -- The desert is parted -- The legacy -- Epilogue: Ozymandias.