Panama Forum

Go Back   Panama Forum > Panama Forum > Panama History

Panama History Panama gained independence in 1903 and has been a great country ever since. Here we discuss the events that led to Panama's indepence as well as everything that came after it.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-21-2007   #1 (permalink)
Anne
Junior Member
 
Anne's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2
Rep Power: 0 Anne is on a distinguished road
History of Panama

I'm doing some research on the history of Panama. I read all the online stuff (like wikipedia, etc), and I'm looking for recommendations for additional resources on the history of Panama. Like books, documentaries, opinions, etc.
__________________
Anne

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." Saint Augustine
Anne is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Join PanamaForum.com now - it's free!
Old 10-22-2007   #2 (permalink)
expatplayer
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 120
Rep Power: 2 expatplayer is on a distinguished road
The History Channel makes most of their specials available in DVD format. You might want to check their website to see if they had any specials about Panama or at least in some way related to Panama.
expatplayer is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2007   #3 (permalink)
lee
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 102
Rep Power: 1 lee is on a distinguished road
Here are some resources I found on the history of Panama. It's quite fascinating.


PANAMA THE NATION


Introduction to Panama




PANAMA CANAL


Panama Canal Construction 1934
It's in black and white and offers many details and numbers on the construction of the Panama Canal. Also with a great view of the canal before it was inaugurated.



NOVA: A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Panama (1987)
Amazon.com: NOVA: A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Panama: DVD: David McCullough,Carl Charlson




The Panama Canal Conflict between Great Britain and the United States of America
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Panama Canal Conflict Between Great Britain and the United States of America, by Lassa Oppenheim

A close range study of the Panama canal and its workers
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/znplc10.txt


US INVASION


There are three parts, each is about 30 minutes. I haven't watched all three parts yet, but it's quite interesting and has the history of the US invasion in full detail. It might contain some violence.

Part 1 of Panama Deception


Part 2 of Panama Deception



Part 3 of Panama Deception



And WIKIPEDIA for an overview:

History of Panama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Last edited by lee; 10-23-2007 at 02:10 PM.
lee is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2007   #4 (permalink)
expatplayer
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 120
Rep Power: 2 expatplayer is on a distinguished road
Those informative YouTube videos are very helpful. I wonder who is putting the time to upload them to YouTube.
expatplayer is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2007   #5 (permalink)
Nosfer
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 135
Rep Power: 1 Nosfer is on a distinguished road
oh well, there are numerous youtube users that will upload anything they found. some of them are even paid to upload stuff, some upload just for fun... or maybe just for making a channel, few subscribers... cool videos lee thanks for sharing them with us.
Nosfer is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2007   #6 (permalink)
trave
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5
Rep Power: 0 trave is on a distinguished road
Hello

Panama has a rich Pre-Colombian culture and it is 11000 years old. It was settled by Chocoan, Chibchan and Curva peoples. Archaeological finds as well as testimonials by early European explorers describe diverse native isthmian groups exhibiting cultural variety and suggesting people already conditioned by regular regional routes of commerce.
trave is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2007   #7 (permalink)
tallman33
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 169
Rep Power: 2 tallman33 is on a distinguished road
Maybe there are some local historical museums in Panama that you could go to? Does anyone know of any good ones?
tallman33 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2007   #8 (permalink)
Lalaguayaba
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Washington, D.C., California, Colorado and Panama
Posts: 387
Rep Power: 2 Lalaguayaba is on a distinguished road
Smile

Quote:
Originally Posted by tallman33 View Post
Maybe there are some local historical museums in Panama that you could go to? Does anyone know of any good ones?
Listed here are the Afro-Caribbean Museum (Museo Afro antilleno) and the Anthropology Museum (all the Indian tribes, settlement history, etc.) as well as the Canal museum.

:::Welcome to Mapropoly::: MUSEUMS IN PANAMA CITY.
The Casco Viejo is basically a slice of history that you can walk around in; while ppl do live and work there, there are so many old buildings that are full of stories. There are lots of plaques to read, guided tours to take and views to see.
Panama City - Your Guide to Casco Viejo Panama City

Cheers.
Lalaguayaba is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2007   #9 (permalink)
Charlez
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 50
Rep Power: 1 Charlez is on a distinguished road
Museums are a great way to learn.

Aside from the other stuff mentioned in this thread you can go to your local book store/library and ask about books related to the history of Panama. They are a bound to have at least a few. As for videos, go to your local video store or video rental place and ask. They probably have a couple of good titles as well.
Charlez is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2008   #10 (permalink)
ChecMark
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 30
Rep Power: 0 ChecMark is on a distinguished road
You can't do justice to any history of Panama without watching The Panama Deception. I just watched the whole thing, and as disturbing as some of the video is, it is an amazing account of what really happened. I cannot fathom how people were not held accountable for the atrocities committed against the Panamanian people.
ChecMark is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2008   #11 (permalink)
pranith
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6
Rep Power: 0 pranith is on a distinguished road
I think the best way to collect information about panama is to watch the history channel and go to panama in person and talk to the natives of panama.
pranith is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How well do you know Panama's history? tallman33 Panama History 2 07-12-2008 01:56 PM
Religion in Panama's History tallman33 Panama History 12 06-29-2008 09:47 PM
Documentaries about Panama's history? themark Panama History 9 10-09-2007 05:05 PM
Panama History Page panamaking Panama History 6 06-26-2007 08:47 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:07 AM.

Kirsch designed by Andrew & Austin

Online Poker Room and Poker Tournaments - Carbon Poker



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6