Cristina Henriquez

"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--

A Novel

The Great Divide

Suzie

The man pointed to his chest and said slowly in Spanish overenunciating each word, "I am an American. They are West Indians. You are Panamanian."

Francisco, greatly annoyed, jabbed a finger to his own chest and, just as slowly, said, "I was born here, in the Americas. Therefore, I am an American."

Francisco said, "We were American long before you were."

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