This title explores and explains how the Panama Canal was built. The canal's construction is described in terms of the engineering process. The book explores why the canal was built and describes the design stages and technologies used during construction. The book also describes the challenges builders faced while building the canal.

In 1881, French developers began an attempt to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Thirty-three years later, the project was finally completed by U.S. workers, changing shipping and travel routes forever. Readers will learn about the difficulties faced in planning and building the Panama Canal. They will also find out how the canal has shaped the world as we know it today.

Easy-to-read text, historic photographs, suggested activities, and clear, simple maps vividly describe events that determined the course of U.S. history and introduces readers to the people who influenced these events.

Chronicles the history of the building of the Panama Canal and the difficulties involved, and includes a time line of events affecting the project from 1846 to 1999.