A History of Panama: 1502 - 2002

This book is a history of Panama from its discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1502 to the U.S. turning over the Panama Canal in December 1999. It discusses the various pirates who attacked and captured Panama City; the six Indian tribes who live in Panama today; the building of the Panama Canal from 1903 - 1914; the German U-Boat attacks off Panama during World War II; General Omar Torrijos; Colombian drug traffickers in Panama; the decline and fall of General Manuel Noriega; and the U.S. ...