The building of the Panama Canal was one of the most grandiose, dramatic, and sweeping adventures of all time. Spanning nearly half a century, from its beginnings by a France
in pursuit of glory, to its completion by The United States on the eve of World War I,
it enlisted men, nations and money on a scale never before seen in all of history.
Apart from the Great Wars, it was the largest, costliest single effort ever mounted
anywhere on Earth, and it affected the lives of tens of thousands of people throughout
the world.
