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• Introduction:
  Panama Canal
• Preview:
  Panama Canal Preview
• Bonus Video:
  Travel the Panama Canal
• Bonus Video:
  Panama Canal Animation
• Bonus Video:
  Interview with the Producer
• Photo Gallery:
  Working on the Panama Canal
• Flash Interactive:
  Panama Map
• Then & Now:
  The Panama Canal
• Timeline:
  Creating the Canal
• General Article:
  Yellow Fever and Malaria in the Canal
• General Article:
  The Workers
• General Article:
  The Chief Engineers of the Panama Canal
• Primary Resources:
  Canal Record 1907
• Primary Resources:
  Roosevelt's Message to Congress
• Primary Resources:
  Make the Dirt Fly!
• Transcript:
  Panama Canal Transcript
• Further Reading:
  Related Books and Websites
• Cast & Crew:
  Film Credits
• Teacher's Resources:
  Teacher's Guide

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Travel the Panama Canal

Take a ride through the Panama Canal in this time-lapse video from 2010.

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About the Film

• Introduction
• Transcript
• Cast & Crew

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