Modern History
History of the Suez Canal
Ferdinand de Lesseps
1870
1h 38m
$1.99to own it, forever
One-time. Yours forever, with offline downloads.
30-day money-back guarantee if you have listened to 20% or less. Details
Or get everything
All-Access, yearly
Best value$149 a year
- Every audiobook and ebook in all six apps. Includes this one.
- Fifteen single books would cost more than a whole year of everything.
- One login for everyone in the house. Cancel anytime.
Prefer monthly? See the monthly plans
All-Access is bought on healtone.app, the family hub; one login opens all six apps.
This title is part of the library available to members and to listeners who own it. Sign in with your account to listen; anything you already have appears here automatically.
Everyone told him the two seas lay at different levels and the thing could not be done. De Lesseps cut the isthmus anyway, and here he explains exactly how: the concession, the finance, the labour, the politics of three empires, and ten years of digging that shortened the world by weeks. The canal's own builder making his case, and enjoying it.
Inside this audiobook
3 chapters
- 1Preface10m
- 2Lecture Part 154m
- 3Lecture Part 234m
From our listeners
Member reviews
Share your experience with other listeners.
Sign in to write a reviewNo reviews yet. Be the first to share what this audiobook did for you.
