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Panama Canal
Title:
Panama Canal
Author:
Perkins, Jack, 1933-
Publication Information:
Burlington, VT : A & E Television Network ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, [2008]

©1994
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Teddy Roosevelt had a dream to make America a global power. It was realized through the Panama Canal. The French began construction in 1880, but it would take the inventive American's to discover a way to link the oceans. First, the diseases that attacked the workers had to be controlled. Then, an innovative design for a series of locks was developed. Finally, the dogged determination and backbreaking toil of the Americans was rewarded when the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were united on January 7, 1914. This is one of the most important achievements of the 20th century.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Added Uniform Title:
Modern marvels (Television program)
ISBN:
9780767066891
UPC:
733961714470
Format :
DVD