Thread: 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.

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.

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

Those informative YouTube videos are very helpful. I wonder who is putting the time to upload them to YouTube.

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.

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.

Maybe there are some local historical museums in Panama that you could go to? Does anyone know of any good ones?

Originally Posted by tallman33

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.

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.

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.

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.