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In 1914, the Panama Canal connected the world's two largest oceans. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where the French had failed disastrously, but the U.S. paid a price for victory.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ives, Stephen (Director), Pollak, Amanda (Producer), Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Canals > Panama > History.
Canals > Panama > Design and construction.
Waterways > Panama > History.
Waterways > Panama > Design and construction.
Panama Canal (Panama)
Canaux > Panamá > Histoire.
Voies navigables > Panamá > Histoire.
Canal de Panamá (Panamá)
Canals.
Canals > Design and construction.
Waterways.
Waterways > Design and construction.
Panama.
Panama > Panama Canal.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:In 1914, the Panama Canal connected the world's two largest oceans. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where the French had failed disastrously, but the U.S. paid a price for victory.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (83 minutes)
Playing Time:01:22:32
Production Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Young ; editor, George O'Donnell ; music, Peter Rundquist.