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"Barbadians were the largest group of labourers recruited by the American canal builders for the construction of the panama canal between 1904-1914. This book commemorates the Barbadian contribution to the completion of what was at the time the greatest engineering feat on earth. It also salutes the many who dies or were injured in the process and those who not only lived to tell the tale, but assisted in the early twentieth century development of Barbados by fulfilling their dream of returning with, or sending back enough money to support families and purchase "a piece of the rock". Some of the information, both on the hardships and discrimination endured by Barbadians and other blacks on the Canal Project, and on the effects of the Panama migration on Barbadian society is not generally known. The lecturers and the publishers of this collection are to be congratulated for making this information available in an easily readable format and on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal on August 15th, 2014."--Page 4 of cover