Niagara Power Development
Niagara Power Development

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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Committee Serial No. 84-7. Considers legislation to authorize FPC to issue license to the New York Power Authority to construct and operate an electric power project on the Niagara River. Also examines problems related to Canadian plans to divert Niagara River waters for power purposes.

Niagara Power Development
Niagara Power Development

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Flood Control: Rivers and Harbors

Publisher:

Published: 1953

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13:

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Fixing Niagara Falls
Fixing Niagara Falls

Author: Daniel Macfarlane

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0774864257

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Since the late nineteenth century, Niagara Falls has been heavily engineered to generate energy behind a flowing façade designed to appeal to tourists. Fixing Niagara Falls reveals the technological feats and cross-border politics that facilitated the transformation of one of the most important natural sites in North America. Daniel Macfarlane details how engineers, bureaucrats, and politicians conspired to manipulate the world’s most famous waterfall. Essentially, they turned this natural wonder into a tap: huge tunnels divert the waters of the Niagara River around the Falls, which ebb and flow according to the tourism calendar. To hide the visual impact of diverting the majority of the water, the United States and Canada cooperated to install massive control works while reshaping and shrinking the Horseshoe Falls. This book offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on how the Niagara landscape ultimately embodies both the power of technology and the power of nature.

City of Light
City of Light

Author: Lauren Belfer

Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback

Published: 2003-08-26

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0385337647

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NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Breathtaking . . . a remarkable blend of murder mystery, love story, political intrigue, and tragedy of manners.”—USA Today The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poised for glory. With its booming industry and newly electrified streets, Buffalo is a model for the century just beginning. Louisa Barrett has made this dazzling city her home. Headmistress of Buffalo’s most prestigious school, Louisa is at ease in a world of men, protected by the titans of her city. But nothing prepares her for a startling discovery: evidence of a murder tied to the city’s cathedral-like power plant at nearby Niagara Falls. This shocking crime—followed by another mysterious death—will ignite an explosive chain of events. For in this city of seething intrigue and dazzling progress, a battle rages among politicians, power brokers, and industrialists for control of Niagara. And one extraordinary woman in their midst must protect a dark secret that implicates them all. . . .