The Engineering That Built the World โ Season 1, Episode 4: The Panama Canal
Documentary โข 43 min โข 1 season, 8 episodes โข โ 6.4/10
Episode synopsis
Two powerful nations--France and America--compete to build a path just 50 miles long that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Completing it will cost 30 thousand lives, $600 million dollars, and require overcoming every obstacle imaginable--from mudslides to malaria to bankruptcy.
About The Engineering That Built the World
The stories behind the iconic structures and engineering feats that have shaped and defined our nation and our world.