The Engineering That Built the World

Season 1, Episode 4: The Panama Canal

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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.

All Episodes - Season 1

Race for the Railroad
Episode 1
Race for the Railroad
 Liberty Rising
Episode 2
Liberty Rising
 Road Warriors
Episode 3
Road Warriors
 The Panama Canal
Episode 4
The Panama Canal
 Race to the Underground
Episode 5
Race to the Underground
 Cable Across the Sea
Episode 6
Cable Across the Sea
 Battle of the Bridges
Episode 7
Battle of the Bridges
 The Hoover Dam
Episode 8
The Hoover Dam
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