A Souvenir Of Buffalo N Y Niagara Falls And The Great Pan American Exposition
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The Mighty Niagara
Author | : John N. Jackson |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 2003-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1615929029 |
...makes some notable contributions to the popular and scholarly literature about the Niagara region...a welcome addition to the literature of US-Canada cross-border studies. -The Canadian Historical Review...provides a most engaging and eloquently written story, a learned tale of the Niagara region's associated historical triumphs and abiding challenges. The book's geographical and social histories will be of interest not only to residents of the Niagara Frontier but to anyone who has ever been fascinated by the complexly related natural and technological wonders that have helped to make Niagara one of the world's most famous and enduring icons. -ISLEThis in-depth regional study of the Niagara Frontier traces the evolution of landscape and patterns of settlement on both sides of the Niagara River extending from St. Catharines, Ontario, to Lockport, New York. This significant region, astride an international frontier, both connects and separates, unites and divides Canadian and American territories bordering the Niagara River.Like map overlays that build on an underlying base geography, Professor Jackson's chronological approach begins with the qualities of the physical background and their ongoing ramifications up to the present for the use and development of land. He then adds the Native settlements, showing their trails and economic activities, while highlighting the amazing fact that certain Native features remain an intrinsic part of the modern landscape. The next time period reveals that the previous human landscapes, once continuous across the Niagara River, became acutely discontinuous with the creation in 1783 of an unseen but divisive international boundary.Subsequent chapters follow the changes over the course of time as canals, railways, hydroelectric power, and the dominance of the automobile in the present era all transform the environment. Jackson also discusses Niagara Falls as the fulcrum around which the Niagara Frontier has developed and the impact of the tourist industry on the region. This thorough analysis of an important international region will be of great use to students of regional, urban, and historical geography as well as to anyone involved in cross-boundary trade, education, or tourism.John N. Jackson (St. Catharines, Ontario) is professor emeritus of applied geography at Brock University and the author of fourteen previous books on regional geography and history.John Burtniak (St. Catharines), now retired, was the special collections librarian and university archivist at Brock University.Gregory P. Stein (Buffalo, NY) is associate professor of geography and planning at SUNY College at Buffalo.
Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition
Author | : Thomas E. Leary |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780752409818 |
An engaging pictorial history that explores the triumphs and tragedies of a historic exposition hosted in Buffalo a century ago. About 330 vintage photographs, postcards and sketches are paired with an informative text by Thomas Leary and Elizabeth Sholes. They worked with the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and Arcadia Publishing to create a unique snapshot of a prospering region at turn of the century.
The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 World's Fair
Author | : Margaret Creighton |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2016-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393247511 |
"A marvelous recounting of the 1901 World’s Fair. Every chapter sparkles…The Buffalo-Niagara Falls extravaganza comes alive in these pages. Highly recommended!" —Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, dazzled with its new rainbow-colored electric lights. It showcased an array of wonders, like daredevils attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, or the "Animal King" putting the smallest woman in the world and also terrifying animals on display. But the thrill-seeking spectators little suspected that an assassin walked the fairgrounds, waiting for President William McKinley to arrive. In Margaret Creighton’s hands, the result is "a persuasive case that the fair was a microcosm of some momentous facets of the United States, good and bad, at the onset of the American Century" (Howard Schneider, Wall Street Journal).
The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain
Author | : Mark Twain |
Publisher | : Modern Library |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307431983 |
This unique collection of Twain’s essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author’s vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” as well as some delightful excerpts from The Diaries of Adam and Eve, this compilation also includes darker works written in the author’s twilight years. These selections illuminate the depth of Twain’s artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.
A Checklist of the Robert A. Feer Collection of World Fairs of North America
Author | : |
Publisher | : Boston : Boston Public Library |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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