Download or read book The Panama Route, 1848-1869 written by John Haskell Kemble and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description of the travel of coastal steamers across the Isthmus of Panama, this book uses contemporary manuscript and newspaper sources to paint a picture of the ships themselves and life aboard them. The author describes the various steamship lines and their rivalry.