Zone Policeman 88: A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and It's Workers
Franck, Harry A.
The Century Co., New York, 1913. First Edition "April, 1913". Very good hardcover, no dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Two small tears to front hinge but hinges & joints are still strong. 50 illustrations. 314 pages, + 2 pages of ads.
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, 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.
Franck 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.
"his account is chiefly notable for its intimate picture of the men who handle the steam shovels, tamp the dynamite cartridges, build the concrete locks, and run the never-ending procession of earth trains. He has seen them under all conditions, and his observations, tinged as they always are, with genuine humor, strike a human note, especially when he recounts his experiences among the West Indians."
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Zone Policeman 88: A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and It's Workers
Franck, Harry A.
The Century Co., New York, 1913. First Edition "April, 1913". Very good hardcover, no dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Two small tears to front hinge but hinges & joints are still strong. 50 illustrations. 314 pages, + 2 pages of ads.
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, 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.
Franck 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.
"his account is chiefly notable for its intimate picture of the men who handle the steam shovels, tamp the dynamite cartridges, build the concrete locks, and run the never-ending procession of earth trains. He has seen them under all conditions, and his observations, tinged as they always are, with genuine humor, strike a human note, especially when he recounts his experiences among the West Indians."
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