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Inventing Niagara

Author : Ginger Strand
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416564810
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Inventing Niagara written by Ginger Strand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery -- waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films and ersatz Indian tales. A symbol of American manifest destiny, they are shared politely with Canada. Emblem of nature's power, they are completely human-controlled. Archetype of natural beauty, they belie an ugly environmental legacy still bubbling up from below. On every level, Niagara Falls is a monument to how America falsifies nature, reshaping its contours and redirecting its force while claiming to submit to its will. Combining history, reportage and personal narrative, Inventing Niagara traces Niagara's journey from sublime icon to engineering marvel to camp spectacle. Along the way, Ginger Strand uncovers the hidden history of America's waterfall: the Mohawk chief who wrested the Falls from his adopted tribe, the revered town father who secretly assisted slave catchers, the wartime workers who unknowingly helped build the Bomb and the building contractor who bought and sold a pharaoh. With an uncanny ability to zero in on the buried truth, Strand introduces us to underwater dams, freaks of nature, mythical maidens and 280,000 radioactive mice buried at Niagara. From LaSalle to Lincoln to Los Alamos, Mohawks to Marilyn, Niagara's story is America's story, a tale of dreams founded on the mastery of nature. At a time of increasing environmental crisis, Inventing Niagara shows us how understanding the cultural history of nature might help us rethink our place in it today.

Follow Your Detour: Let Go of Your Pain, Conquer Your Fear, and Find the Real You

Author : Lindsay McKenzie
Publisher : Lindsay McKenzie
ISBN 13 : 9781733811347
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Follow Your Detour: Let Go of Your Pain, Conquer Your Fear, and Find the Real You written by Lindsay McKenzie and published by Lindsay McKenzie. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all been told to "follow our dreams", but what happens when those dreams aren't working out? Part personal memoir, part self-help, Follow Your Detour will inspire you to embrace the unexpected, let go of your pain and fears, and find the courage to create your own path.

Fixing Niagara Falls

Author : Daniel Macfarlane
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774864257
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Fixing Niagara Falls written by Daniel Macfarlane and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 shows how this natural wonder is essentially a tap: huge tunnels around the reconfigured Falls channel the waters of the Niagara River, which ebb and flow according to the tourism calendar. This book offers a unique interdisciplinary and transborder perspective on how the Niagara landscape embodies the power of technology and nature.

Destinations of a Lifetime

Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426215649
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Destinations of a Lifetime written by National Geographic Society (U.S.) and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Plan where, when, and how to plot your adventure with National Geographic's worldwide network of travel experts and insider tips from locals"--Cover.

Waterfalls of New York State

Author : Scott A. Ensminger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554079865
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Waterfalls of New York State written by Scott A. Ensminger and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features more than 100 scenic waterfall destinations throughout New York State. New York State is home to arguably the most famous waterfall in the world, Niagara Falls. But thanks to its diverse terrain and an abundance of rivers and streams, the state also boasts more than 2,000 other waterfalls. From delicate cascades to thundering cataracts, each has its own compelling story. Waterfalls of New York State is a celebration of more than 100 of the Empire State's most beautiful and interesting falls, presented by three long-time waterfall enthusiasts who know their subject matter firsthand: Edward Smathers tackles the Capital and Hudson Valley regions; Scott Ensminger reports on the Finger Lakes and Greater Niagara; and David Schryver covers the North Country. Each waterfall is presented on a two-page spread with a full-page color photograph and descriptive text that includes details about the geology of the falls, local history, driving directions, access information, suggestions for the best vantage point for viewing, as well as other area interests. Sidebars feature handy at-a-glance information, such as the nearest settlement, walk time, trail conditions, GPS coordinates and the size and type of waterfall. Filled with gorgeous photographs and featuring regional location maps, Waterfalls of New York State is a valuable regional travel guide for weekend explorers, fans of waterfalls, visitors and armchair travelers. Canadian travelers from Quebec and Ontario will appreciate the many day trips available just over the border.

Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature

Author : William Cronon
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393242528
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature written by William Cronon and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1996-10-17 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A controversial, timely reassessment of the environmentalist agenda by outstanding historians, scientists, and critics. In a lead essay that powerfully states the broad argument of the book, William Cronon writes that the environmentalist goal of wilderness preservation is conceptually and politically wrongheaded. Among the ironies and entanglements resulting from this goal are the sale of nature in our malls through the Nature Company, and the disputes between working people and environmentalists over spotted owls and other objects of species preservation. The problem is that we haven't learned to live responsibly in nature. The environmentalist aim of legislating humans out of the wilderness is no solution. People, Cronon argues, are inextricably tied to nature, whether they live in cities or countryside. Rather than attempt to exclude humans, environmental advocates should help us learn to live in some sustainable relationship with nature. It is our home.

Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the Legislature of New York

Author : American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 830 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the Legislature of New York written by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the Legislature of the State of New York

Author : American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the Legislature of the State of New York written by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Niagara River Power Project

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Niagara River Power Project written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York

Author : New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1622 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and Diversion of Water from Lake Michigan

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1934 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and Diversion of Water from Lake Michigan written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

McKenzie River Hydroelectric Project

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book McKenzie River Hydroelectric Project written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers legislation to revoke license granted by FPC to Eugene, Oreg., for the Beaver Marsh hydroelectric project on the McKenzie River.

Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape

Author : Ajith H. Perera
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774842369
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape written by Ajith H. Perera and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing popularity of the broad, landscape-scale approach to forest management represents a dramatic shift from the traditional, stand-based focus on timber production. Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape responds to the increasing need of forest policy developers, planners, and managers for an integrated, comprehensive perspective on ecological landscapes. The book examines the "big picture" of ecological patterns and processes through a case study of the vast managed forest region in Ontario. The contributors synthesize current landscape ecological knowledge of this area and look at gaps and future research directions from several points of view: spatial patterns, ecological functions and processes, natural disturbances, and ecological responses to disturbance. They also discuss the integration of landscape ecological knowledge into policies of forest management policies, particularly with respect to Ontario's legislative goals of forest sustainability. Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape is the first book to describe the landscape ecology of a continuously forested landscape in a comprehensive manner. It is written for instructors and students in forest management, wildlife ecology, and landscape ecology, and for forest managers, planners, and policy developers in North America.

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1468 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Impressions of England; or, Sketches of English Scenery and Society

Author : A. Cleveland Coxe
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Impressions of England; or, Sketches of English Scenery and Society written by A. Cleveland Coxe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Cleveland Coxe aimed to present a delightful record of the pleasures that travel in England afforded him. His carefree mingling with the English community and interesting interactions during his travels contribute to his understanding of the place. The author paints a beautiful picture of the sights and scenery in this travel guide and includes details on England's history, culture, and society. He interests the readers with unknown facts about less explored places and speaks freely of several famous personalities, both Whigs and Tories, without any prejudice. The distinctive and characteristic merits of English civilization during the period are portrayed excellently throughout the book. Coxe focused mainly on the brighter side of Great Britain as the evils of this society were already out in the open for people to learn.

Scenic Routes & BywaysTM New York

Author : Randi Minetor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493010638
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Scenic Routes & BywaysTM New York written by Randi Minetor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenic Routes & Byways New York features nearly twenty-five separate drives through the Empire State. An indispensable highway companion, Scenic Routes & Byways New York includes full-color photos, route maps and in-depth descriptions of attractions.

Wilderness by Design

Author : Ethan Carr
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803263833
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Wilderness by Design written by Ethan Carr and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carr delves into the planning and motivations of the people who wanted to preserve America's scenic geography. He demonstrates that by drawing on historical antecedents, landscape architects and planners carefully crafted each addition to maintain maximum picturesque wonder. Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, Carr places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context.