Recollections of Forty Years

By:

Ferdinand De Lesseps

Format:

Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Technology

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The French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) was instrumental in the successful completion of the Suez Canal, which reduced by 3000 miles the distance by sea between Bombay and London. This two-volume memoir, written towards the end of his life and dedicated to his children, was published in this English translation in 1887. In it, de Lesseps describes his experiences in Europe and North Africa. He includes reflections on European and colonial history and politics, an essay on steam power, and a report on the 1879 Paris conference that led to a controversial and abortive early attempt by a French company to build the Panama Canal. Volume 2 focuses on the Suez project, quoting extensively from de Lesseps' correspondence, and also contains facts and figures relating to the 'interoceanic canal', political essays, and the speeches for his inauguration into the Academie francaise.

Release date Australia

March 10th, 2011

Author

Ferdinand De Lesseps

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by C.B. Pitman

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

332

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Technology

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9781108026406

Product ID

9896108

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