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Buffalo-Niagara connections : a new regional history of the Niagara link : geography's impact on the history of Western New York and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula
- Title
- Buffalo-Niagara connections : a new regional history of the Niagara link : geography's impact on the history of Western New York and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula / John W. Percy.
- Author
- Percy, John W.
- Publication
- Buffalo, N.Y. : Western New York Heritage Press, [2007].
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IRN 11-2340 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- xii, 370 p. : ill., maps; 28 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-356) and indexes.
- Contents
- The Niagara link -- Geology of the Niagara region -- Geography of the Niagara link -- Native Americans -- The French Era -- English interlude -- Preparing for settlement -- Early settlement -- Villages, towns and counties -- The War of 1812: part 1 - invasion repelled -- The War of 1812: part 2 - folly and flames -- The War of 1812: part 3 - a long grey line -- Frontier Phoenix -- Canals redirect the Niagara link -- The Niagara link makes Buffalo the Queen City -- Buffalo becomes a railroad center -- The Niagara link in three more wars -- Industry develops along the Niagara link -- The Golden Era -- Fading glory - assault on the link -- World War II -- Crisis - Buffalo's broken link -- Renaissance - a new link.
- Call Number
- IRN 11-2340
- ISBN
- 1878097148
- 9781878097149
- OCLC
- 191046544
- Author
- Percy, John W.
- Title
- Buffalo-Niagara connections : a new regional history of the Niagara link : geography's impact on the history of Western New York and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula / John W. Percy.
- Imprint
- Buffalo, N.Y. : Western New York Heritage Press, [2007].
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-356) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- IRN 11-2340