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American experience. Panama Canal / directed by Stephen Ives ; produced by Amanda Pollak ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; an Insignia Films production for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; WGBH.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Ives, Stephen, director.
Pollak, Amanda, producer.
Murphy, Michael, 1938- narrator.
Insignia Films, production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Canals--Panama--History.
Canals.
Canals--Panama--Design and construction.
Waterways--Panama--History.
Waterways.
Waterways--Panama--Design and construction.
Panama Canal (Panama).
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (83 minutes)
Other Title:
Panama Canal
Place of Publication:
Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2011.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
video file
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.
Participant:
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2021).
OCLC:
1241539030
Publisher Number:
ASP5077403/marc

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