Roosevelt orders them to "make the dirt fly" -- to start work on the canal as soon ... and challenges in Panama. He lauds Stevens' leadership and announces a Medal as an incentive to keep workers ...

Shortly after ascending to the presidency, Roosevelt spoke of the Panama Canal in a speech to Congress. "No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent," Roosevelt ...

Not bad for a day’s work ... the canal. The United States built the canal, one of the engineering marvels of the day, after helping Panama achieve independence from Colombia. Roosevelt the ...

They had their own schools and housing, manning the canal and a series of US military bases, yet many also embraced Panama's culture as their own. The workers brought boxes of photographs ...