Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1899-1901

Walker, Rear-Admiral John G. et al

Published by GPO, Washington, 1901

About this Item

Excellent condition w/minor cloth loss on rear cover and light discoloration, rare early work, contains the Report, Senate Document 54 (1901), 263pps; Report for 1902 54th document Part 2, 524pps; and 1902 document 123, 10pps, illustrations, f/o charts. 1901-2. This was the complete study which positively influenced the Senate to take on the Panama Canal project in 1902-4, of tremendous importance to American security, shipping and overall trade relations with countries worldwide who used the Canal for ship movement between oceans. Dirty fingers have used this book as seen from the soiling to fore-edge and bottom pages. President William McKinley appointed the Nicaragua Canal Commission (first Walker Commission), under Rear Adm. John G. Walker, July 29, 1897, which surveyed the route of the canal. The Nicaragua Canal [first Walker] Commission re-examineed the logistics of a canal route through the Isthmus of Nicaragua. After studies from December 1897 through February 1899, the Nicaragua Canal [first Walker] Commission submitted its report in March 1899. The commission estimated the cost of construction at $118,113,790 not including interest and administration. The Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals was established on 15 December 1899, succeeding the Senate Select Committee on the Construction of the Nicaragua Canal, 1895-99. As its name implies, the initial focus of this committee was on legislation to authorize the construction of an isthmian canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, not necessarily through Nicaragua. These facts and findings are surveyed in this volume.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Report of the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1899-1901
• Publisher: GPO, Washington
• Publication Date: 1901
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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