Niagara: A History of the Falls - Softcover
Full of heroes and villains, eccentrics and daredevils, scientists, and power brokers, Niagara has a contemporary resonance: how a great natural wonder created both the industrial heartland of southern Ontario and the worst pollution on the continent.
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"Entertaining. . . . Berton brings to life the adventurers and dreamers, visionaries and industrialists, who over centuries
have been drawn to the Falls." -- "Maclean's"
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have been drawn to the Falls." -- "Maclean's"
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"The noble cataract reflects the concerns, the fancies, and the failings of the times. If we gaze deeply enough into its shimmering image, we can perhaps discern our own." -- Pierre Berton
Pierre Berton, Canada s most popular historian and a member of the Newsman s Hall of Fame, was born in the Yukon and educated at UBC. He has received three Governor General s Awards, two Nellies, two National Newspaper Awards, the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and an award from the National History Society. He holds twelve honorary degrees and is a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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- PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0771012217
- ISBN 13 9780771012211
- BindingPaperback
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