Jacques Cousteau explores the old (abbeys, castles), the new (dams, industry) and the timeless (a living ecosystem) on the river that carries the history of Europe.
Centuries ago, Charlemagne dreamed of a canal linking the Rhine and the Danube. Now that canal exists, creating a passage from the North to the Baltic seas.
Cousteau and crew retrace the path of pioneers along the Missouri, then voyage past modern locks and classic paddle-wheelers on the mighty Mississippi.
Can Earth's largest liquid kingdom be saved and it's peoples and riches protected? The Cousteau expedition contemplates the past and future of the Amazon.