The history of Buffalo is intimately bound with its waterways. Located for generations at the easternmost navigable end of the upper Great Lakes and the western terminus of the Erie Canal, Buffalo flourished first as a commercial hub, then as a center of major industry, all due largely to its location.
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
The images within BuffaloÂ’s Waterfront depict the period of this cityÂ’s major economic
strength from the immediate post–Civil War period through the 1950s. Thomas E. Leary
and Elizabeth C. Sholes have created a nostalgic journey into BuffaloÂ’s days of yesteryear that will delight residents and visitors alike. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
strength from the immediate post–Civil War period through the 1950s. Thomas E. Leary
and Elizabeth C. Sholes have created a nostalgic journey into BuffaloÂ’s days of yesteryear that will delight residents and visitors alike. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Making the ordinary fascinating,
By A Customer
This review is from: Buffalo's Waterfront (Images of America: New York) (Paperback)
Like their book on the Pan-American Exposition, Leary and Sholes brought together historic photographs of Buffalo's waterfront with an amazing array of information. Weaving together industrial history with recreation and other themes, they tell a fascinating story of a area generally ignored for its rough passage, its grit, and its harsh life. Who knew that so many people lived, worked, and died along the lake and river of Buffalo? Setting the lives of ordinary people next to the power of the industries that hired them - and sometimes displaced them - this book really brings home the importance of everyone's history. I really liked that the authors told a lot of 'hidden history' and refuted some tired erroneous notions about Buffalo and about America. I hope everyone reads this book and learns the value of knowing the people and events of the lesser-known parts of our history. It's a great way to know where we came from.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nicer if it the book was full size and hardcover,
By videobruce (Buffalo NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buffalo's Waterfront (NY) (Images of America) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) (Paperback)
I was very disappointed that this was not a full size hardcover book. While the photos were very good, they were done a gross dis-justice by the almost paperback size publication that was chosen. Also considering the price, this really missed the mark.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
The port of Buffalo began at the mouth of a sluggish creek. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buffalo River, Great Lakes, Erie Canal, City Ship Canal, Niagara River, Black Rock, Inner Harbor, World War, Erie Basin, Lake Erie, General Mills, Squaw Island, Main Street, Queen City, West Shore, City of Erie, Hanna Furnace, Union Ship Canal, American Shipbuilding, Centennial Park, Crystal Beach, Frontier Elevator, Great Northern Elevator, Michigan Avenue Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The port of Buffalo began at the mouth of a sluggish creek. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Buffalo River, Great Lakes, Erie Canal, City Ship Canal, Niagara River, Black Rock, Inner Harbor, World War, Erie Basin, Lake Erie, General Mills, Squaw Island, Main Street, Queen City, West Shore, City of Erie, Hanna Furnace, Union Ship Canal, American Shipbuilding, Centennial Park, Crystal Beach, Frontier Elevator, Great Northern Elevator, Michigan Avenue Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 2
books:
- - George Washington (The Virginia Experience) by Carole Marsh on page 93
- The Great Lakes: A Literary Field Guide (Stories from Where We Live) by Sara St. Antoine on page 52
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > History > Americas > United States > State & Local
- Books > Travel > United States > Regions > Northeast
- Books > Travel > United States > States > New York
