The French company that began construction on the Panama Canal in 1880 employed 86,800 workers. Of those, 52,816 fell ill, mostly with malaria and yellow fever. The company went bankrupt in 1888.
The French company that began construction on the Panama Canal in 1880 employed 86,800 workers. Of those, 52,816 fell ill, mostly with malaria and yellow fever. The company went bankrupt in 1888.