Niagara: A History of the Falls
- ISBN-10
- 0385673655
- ISBN-13
- 9780385673655
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 504
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-27
- Publisher
- Anchor Canada
- Author
- Pierre Berton
Description
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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