Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study Of The Panama Canal And Its Workers

Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers

by Harry A. Franck

Zone Policeman 88 is a unique glimpse into the Panama Canal and its workers during the early 20th century. American travel writer Harry Franck worked as a census-taker and police officer in the Canal Zone for three months, and his book is a series of vignettes that capture the sights, sounds, and smells of the Canal under construction.

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