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Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison Publisher: ISBN: Category : Niagara Falls Languages : en Pages : 78
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"It starts out as one of those average family vacations--a long, hot car ride through the middle of nowhere! But then Buzz and his family pull into a rundown roadside hotel run by some geezer in a giant spider suit, and things begin to look up. First, Buzz and his brother find evidence of alien technology. Then they find a real creepy alien! The alien keeps screaming about some special spider with secret powers, and now he's getting kinda nasty. What's more, he's got himself the perfect bargaining chip--Buzz's little brother!"--Cover back.
Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison Publisher: ISBN: Category : Niagara Falls Languages : en Pages : 78
Book Description
"It starts out as one of those average family vacations--a long, hot car ride through the middle of nowhere! But then Buzz and his family pull into a rundown roadside hotel run by some geezer in a giant spider suit, and things begin to look up. First, Buzz and his brother find evidence of alien technology. Then they find a real creepy alien! The alien keeps screaming about some special spider with secret powers, and now he's getting kinda nasty. What's more, he's got himself the perfect bargaining chip--Buzz's little brother!"--Cover back.
Author: Pierre Berton Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 1438429304 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 509
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A sweeping history of this natural wonder, from its geological beginnings to the present. "The noble cataract reflects the concerns, failings, and fancies of the times. If we gaze deeply into its shimmering image we can perhaps discern our own." - page 22 “[Pierre Berton] makes a serious and convincing case for Niagara's pivotal role in North American history. ... His Niagara is a lodestar for North American culture and invention: site of the first railway suspension bridge, inspiration for Nikola Tesla's discovery of the principle of alternating current, and the subject of Frederic Church's most celebrated landscape; a natural wonder that has bewitched generations of scientists, authors, and utopians, and stimulated innovations and social movements still casting long shadows. ... surprising, rich and engrossing.” -- Thurston Clarke, New York Times Book Review “Canadian historian Berton tells dozens of absorbing tales about the region and those who passed through it ... He tells them all superbly, aided by essential maps and a few reproductions of posters advertising some of the more bizarre stunts.” -- Publishers Weekly “Entertaining. . . . Berton brings to life the adventurers and dreamers, visionaries and industrialists, who over centuries have been drawn to the Falls.” -- Maclean’s "Berton at his storytelling best; there is something here for everyone. ... a vintage, full-bodied read." -- The London Free Press "A book worth diving into." -- Calgary Herald "By turns ironic, amused, shocked, horrified and awestruck, Berton traces Niagara's history through the deeds of those who came in contact with it ... all the while walking the fine line between detachment and emotion with agility and grace." -- The Whig-Standard (Kingston) Pierre Berton was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors, and is widely credited with popularizing Canadian history. His previous books include The Wild Frontier, Prisoners of the North, Klondike, The Invasion of Canada, and The Great Depression.
Author: Daniel Macfarlane Publisher: UBC Press ISBN: 0774864257 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 333
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Since the late nineteenth century, Niagara Falls has been heavily engineered to generate energy behind a flowing façade designed to appeal to tourists. Fixing Niagara Falls reveals the technological feats and cross-border politics that facilitated the transformation of one of the most important natural sites in North America. Daniel Macfarlane shows how this natural wonder is essentially a tap: huge tunnels around the reconfigured Falls channel the waters of the Niagara River, which ebb and flow according to the tourism calendar. This book offers a unique interdisciplinary and transborder perspective on how the Niagara landscape embodies the power of technology and nature.
Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison
Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison
Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison
Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison
Author: Pierre Berton
Author: International Waterways Commission (U.S. and Canada)
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Author: United States. War Department
Author: Jonathan Baxter Harrison
Author: Daniel Macfarlane
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works