Author: BALF, TODD
Title: The Darkest Jungle the True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's ILL-Fated Race to Connect the Seas
Description: New York, NY: Crown, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0609609890. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing New Caledonia, a colony in the Darién Gap on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the colony, located on the Gulf of Darién, to establish and manage an overland route to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The backers knew that the first sighting of the Pacific Ocean by Balboa was after crossing the isthmus through Darién. The expedition also took sovereignty over 'Crab Isle' (modern day Vieques, Puerto Rico) in 1698, yet sovereignty was short-lived. The attempt at settling the area did not go well; more than 80 per cent of participants died within a year, and the settlement was abandoned twice." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0609609890 World History Todd Balf Central America Darien Gap Panama
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Title: The Darkest Jungle the True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's ILL-Fated Race to Connect the Seas
Description: New York, NY: Crown, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0609609890. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing New Caledonia, a colony in the Darién Gap on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the colony, located on the Gulf of Darién, to establish and manage an overland route to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The backers knew that the first sighting of the Pacific Ocean by Balboa was after crossing the isthmus through Darién. The expedition also took sovereignty over 'Crab Isle' (modern day Vieques, Puerto Rico) in 1698, yet sovereignty was short-lived. The attempt at settling the area did not go well; more than 80 per cent of participants died within a year, and the settlement was abandoned twice." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0609609890 World History Todd Balf Central America Darien Gap Panama
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 48454
- Book number: 48454
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