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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de
Lesseps (1805 1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal
through the Isthmus of Suez. He saw the immense benefits such a
canal would bring, reducing by 3000 miles the distance by sea
between Bombay and London, and he was instrumental in its
successful completion. These letters, published in this English
translation in 1876, show how De Lesseps persuaded the Viceroy of
Egypt to allow construction, and how he overcame opposition from
Britain and Turkey. Letters to the Viceroy, Emperor Napoleon III,
Members of Parliament, diplomats, and politicians throughout
Europe, together with more personal letters to his wife, all
illustrate his resolute determination to see his project succeed.
This is an invaluable source, not only on the canal, but also on
the politics of the major powers and European attitudes towards the
Middle East and its people.
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