Author: Austin M. Fox
Publisher: Buffalo : Meyer Enterprises
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Author: Peter Augustus Porter
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Category : Niagara Frontier (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Author: George Douglas Emerson
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Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Author: Mrs. John A. Logan
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 980

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Author: John N. Jackson
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615929029
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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...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.

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Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Author: Merton Merriman Wilner
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Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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Author: Toronto Public Libraries
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Author: William Farley Peck
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 1148

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Author: Marjorie L. Quinlan
Publisher: Meyer Enterprises
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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"The untold story of abandonment and rescue of the region's most architecturally significant home is recounted in vivid detail. The structure on Jewett Parkway is revered as an outstanding example of Wright's Prairie House ideal. Written by art historian Marjorie L. Quinlan, the book traces the landmark's topsy-turvy past using anecdotes, color photos and detailed architectural plans." --