Parting the desert : the creation of the Suez Canal /

• Main Author: Karabell, Zachary (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Knopf, 2004.
• Subjects: 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.