Zone Policeman 88: A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers is a non-fiction book written by Harry A. Franck and published in 1913. Franck, a travel writer who had produced a highly successful 1910 travelogue, Vagabond Journey Around the World, took a position as a police officer in the Panama Canal Zone, reporting his experiences and observations in a book that proved, like his debut, popular.

Zone Policeman 88: A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers is a non-fiction book written by Harry A. Franck and published in 1913. Franck, a travel writer who had produced a highly successful 1910 travelogue, Vagabond Journey Around the World, took a position as a police officer in the Panama Canal Zone, reporting his experiences and observations in a book that proved, like his debut, popular.

Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers by Harry Alverson Franck offers a unique, ground-level view of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century—the construction of the Panama Canal. As a member of the Canal Zone police force, Franck brings readers into the heart of the canal zone, providing an insider's perspective on the day-to-day life of the workers, the challenges they faced, and the massive effort required to build this marvel of modern engineering. Franck's narrative is filled with vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, giving readers a sense of the diverse community that came together from all over the world to work on the canal. He shares fascinating stories about the workers, their backgrounds, and the conditions under which they lived and worked. His account is not only a tribute to the labor and ingenuity that made the canal possible but also a reflection on the social dynamics and human experiences behind the monumental task. Zone Policeman 88 is celebrated for its firsthand accounts and its lively portrayal of life in the Canal Zone. Harry Alverson Franck’s engaging storytelling and his ability to capture the spirit of the era make this book a compelling read for history buffs and those interested in engineering marvels. Readers are drawn to Zone Policeman 88 for its authentic portrayal of the Panama Canal's construction and the human stories behind it. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American engineering, labor, and early 20th-century global projects. Owning a copy of Zone Policeman 88 is like having a window into the world of one of history's greatest engineering undertakings, making it an essential addition to any collection of historical literature.

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Many of the earliest Africans to arrive in the Americas came to Central America with Spanish colonists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and people of African descent constituted the majority of nonindigenous populations in the region long thereafter. Yet in the development of national identities and historical consciousness, Central American nations have often countenanced widespread practices of social, political, and regional exclusion of blacks. The postcolonial development of mestizo or mixed-race ideologies of national identity have systematically downplayed African ancestry and social and political involvement in favor of Spanish and Indian heritage and contributions. In addition, a powerful sense of place and belonging has led many peoples of African descent in Central America to identify themselves as something other than African American, reinforcing the tendency of local and foreign scholars to see Central America as peripheral to the African diaspora in the Americas. The essays in this collection begin to recover the forgotten and downplayed histories of blacks in Central America, demonstrating the centrality of African Americans to the region’s history from the earliest colonial times to the present. They reveal how modern nationalist attempts to define mixed-race majorities as “Indo-Hispanic,” or as anything but African American, clash with the historical record of the first region of the Americas in which African Americans not only gained the right to vote but repeatedly held high office, including the presidency, following independence from Spain in 1821. Contributors. Rina Cáceres Gómez, Lowell Gudmundson, Ronald Harpelle, Juliet Hooker, Catherine Komisaruk, Russell Lohse, Paul Lokken, Mauricio Meléndez Obando, Karl H. Offen, Lara Putnam, Justin Wolfe

Zone Policeman 88, A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and its Workers, By Harry A. Franck, Zone Policeman 88: A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers is a non-fiction book written by Harry A. Franck and published in 1913. Franck, a travel writer who had produced a highly successful 1910 travelogue, Vagabond Journey Around the World, took a position as a police officer in the Panama Canal Zone, reporting his experiences and observations in a book that proved, like his debut, popular. The book was generally critically well received. Franck, who had supported himself as a teacher prior to the success of his first travelogue, took a three-month job on the Canal Zone Police force, helping to patrol the workers assigned to the Panama Canal Zone. There, he helped keep peace as plain-clothesman but also served administrative duties, including as a census enumerator.

Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers by Harry Alverson Franck offers a unique, ground-level view of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century—the construction of the Panama Canal. As a member of the Canal Zone police force, Franck brings readers into the heart of the canal zone, providing an insider's perspective on the day-to-day life of the workers, the challenges they faced, and the massive effort required to build this marvel of modern engineering. Franck's narrative is filled with vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, giving readers a sense of the diverse community that came together from all over the world to work on the canal. He shares fascinating stories about the workers, their backgrounds, and the conditions under which they lived and worked. His account is not only a tribute to the labor and ingenuity that made the canal possible but also a reflection on the social dynamics and human experiences behind the monumental task. Zone Policeman 88 is celebrated for its firsthand accounts and its lively portrayal of life in the Canal Zone. Harry Alverson Franck’s engaging storytelling and his ability to capture the spirit of the era make this book a compelling read for history buffs and those interested in engineering marvels. Readers are drawn to Zone Policeman 88 for its authentic portrayal of the Panama Canal's construction and the human stories behind it. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American engineering, labor, and early 20th-century global projects. Owning a copy of Zone Policeman 88 is like having a window into the world of one of history's greatest engineering undertakings, making it an essential addition to any collection of historical literature.

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