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Shonts and Stevens Lead Early Isthmian Canal Construction
Theodore P. Shonts, chairman, and John F. Stevens, chief engineer, push forward the canal project after Roosevelt’s papers reach them. The pair, once obscure, now guide the world’s greatest engineering task with decisive authority and unflagging energy.
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Heodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
John F. Stevens
Congress
Mr. Shonts
Mr. Stevens
Canal Commission
Elihu Root
Henry C. Frick
Paul Morton
Navy
Theodore P. Shants
Shonts
West Gardiner
Crawford County
Iowa
Stevens
John F. Wallace
Ars Acteristics