from mahallett

the book was better as we got into the 20th century. too many people trying to beat the falls and become famous and mostly dying.

from Cecrow

Pierre Berton (1920-2004), famous popularizer of Canadian history, is my favourite non-fiction author. His telling of the story of Niagara follows all the same patterns as his other great works. Here he takes a James Michener approach, framing a location through multiple generations; yet rather t...

from quiBee

Episodic accounts of the site and the people that have made this place what it is today. Con men and sensation seekers have been part of its European history almost from the start. It finishes with the debacle of the Love Canal crime.The tales varied, but this was quite interesting on the whole.P...