Overcoming Niagara

Overcoming Niagara
Author :
Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 286
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781438468235
ISBN-13 : 1438468237
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Overcoming Niagara by : Janet Dorothy Larkin

Analyzes the nineteenth-century canal age in the Niagara–Great Lakes borderland region as a transnational phenomenon. In Overcoming Niagara Janet Dorothy Larkin analyzes the canal age from the perspective of the Niagara–Great Lakes borderland between 1792 and 1837. She shows what drove the transportation revolution, not the conventional story of westward expansion and the international/metropolitan rivalry between Great Britain and the United States, but a dynamic connection, cooperation, and healthy competition in a transnational-borderland region. Larkin focuses on North America’s three most vital waterways—the Erie, Oswego, and Welland Canals. Canadian and American transportation leaders and promoters mutually sought to overcome the natural and artificial barriers presented by Niagara Falls by building an integrated, interconnected canal system, thus strengthening the borderland economy and propelling westward expansion, market development, and the Niagara tourist industry. On the heels of the Erie Canal’s bicentennial in 2017, Overcoming Niagaraexplores the transnational nature of the canal age within the Niagara–Great Lakes borderland, and its impact on the commercial and cultural landscape of this porous region.

Niagara's Changing Landscapes

Niagara's Changing Landscapes
Author :
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 391
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780773573895
ISBN-13 : 0773573895
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Niagara's Changing Landscapes by : Hugh J. Gayler

In this synthesis of urban geography and environmental studies, ten scholars explore the complex physical and human characteristics of Canada's best known region. They attempt to formulate a geopolitical blueprint for preservation of both the natural elements and future enterprise.

Niagaras of Ink

Niagaras of Ink
Author :
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 206
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781438479996
ISBN-13 : 1438479999
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Niagaras of Ink by : Jamie M. Carr

Niagara Falls is a place where lands are contested, industry debated, freedom harbored, the spirit uplifted, and fame won. It overflows with stories. Since before digital technologies made visual reproduction easier and more abundant than ever, writers composed Niagara Falls as symbolically meaningful. But in the face of four centuries of writing on this natural wonder, how does one make these stories new? Niagaras of Ink collects anecdotes of famous writers' experiences—previously untold tales, unique takes on well-known visits, and materials just too good to exclude—with an anthology of some of the most engaging Anglo-American writing on the Falls from the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. This collection invites readers to re-see Niagara through these lenses.

The Fight for a Free Sea

The Fight for a Free Sea
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 288
Release :
ISBN-10 : OSU:32435023154545
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fight for a Free Sea by : Ralph Delahaye Paine

Borderland Blacks

Borderland Blacks
Author :
Publisher : LSU Press
Total Pages : 297
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780807177679
ISBN-13 : 0807177679
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Borderland Blacks by : dann j. Broyld

In the early nineteenth century, Rochester, New York, and St. Catharines, Canada West, were the last stops on the Niagara branch of the Underground Railroad. Both cities handled substantial fugitive slave traffic and were logical destinations for the settlement of runaways because of their progressive stance on social issues including abolition of slavery, women’s rights, and temperance. Moreover, these urban centers were home to sizable free Black communities as well as an array of individuals engaged in the abolitionist movement, such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Anthony Burns, and Hiram Wilson. dann j. Broyld’s Borderland Blacks explores the status and struggles of transient Blacks within this dynamic zone, where the cultures and interests of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and the African Diaspora overlapped. Blacks in the two cities shared newspapers, annual celebrations, religious organizations, and kinship and friendship ties. Too often, historians have focused on the one-way flow of fugitives on the Underground Railroad from America to Canada when in fact the situation on the ground was far more fluid, involving two-way movement and social collaborations. Black residents possessed transnational identities and strategically positioned themselves near the American-Canadian border where immigration and interaction occurred. Borderland Blacks reveals that physical separation via formalized national barriers did not sever concepts of psychological memory or restrict social ties. Broyld investigates how the times and terms of emancipation affected Blacks on each side of the border, including their use of political agency to pit the United States and British Canada against one another for the best possible outcomes.

The Lives of Lake Ontario

The Lives of Lake Ontario
Author :
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 186
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780228023043
ISBN-13 : 0228023041
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Lives of Lake Ontario by : Daniel Macfarlane

Lake Ontario has profoundly influenced the historical evolution of North America. For centuries it has enabled and enriched the societies that crowd¬ed its edges, from fertile agricultural landscapes to energy production systems to sprawling cities. In The Lives of Lake Ontario Daniel Macfarlane details the lake’s relationship with the Indigenous nations, settler cultures, and modern countries that have occupied its shores. He examines the myriad ways Canada and the United States have used and abused this resource: through dams and canals, drinking water and sewage, trash and pollution, fish and foreign species, industry and manufacturing, urbanization and infrastructure, population growth and biodiversity loss. Serving as both bridge and buffer between the two countries, Lake Ontario came to host Canada’s largest megalopolis. Yet its transborder exploitation exacted a tremendous ecological cost, leading people to abandon the lake. Innovative regulations in the later twentieth century, such as the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements, have partially improved Lake Ontario’s health. Despite signs that communities are reengaging with Lake Ontario, it remains the most degraded of the Great Lakes, with new and old problems alike exacerbated by climate change. The Lives of Lake Ontario demonstrates that this lake is both remarkably resilient and uniquely vulnerable.

The Earth Mover

The Earth Mover
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 662
Release :
ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433094077843
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis The Earth Mover by :

Accommodating the Republic

Accommodating the Republic
Author :
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 239
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781469675558
ISBN-13 : 1469675552
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Accommodating the Republic by : Kirsten E. Wood

People have gathered in public drinking places to drink, relax, socialize, and do business for hundreds of years. For just as long, critics have described taverns and similar drinking establishments as sources of individual ruin and public disorder. Examining these dynamics as Americans surged westward in the early nineteenth century, Kirsten E. Wood argues that entrepreneurial, improvement-minded men integrated many village and town taverns into the nation's rapidly developing transportation network and used tavern spaces and networks to raise capital, promote innovative businesses, practice genteel sociability, and rally support for favored causes—often while drinking the staggering amounts of alcohol for which the period is justly famous. White men's unrivaled freedom to use taverns for their own pursuits of happiness gave everyday significance to citizenship in the early republic. Yet white men did not have taverns to themselves. Sharing tavern spaces with other Americans intensified white men's struggles to define what, and for whom, taverns should be. At the same time, temperance and other reform movements increasingly divided white men along lines of party, conscience, and class. In both conflicts, some improvement-minded white men found common cause with middle-class white women and Black activists, who had their own stake in rethinking taverns and citizenship.

The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812

The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812
Author :
Publisher : Good Press
Total Pages : 160
Release :
ISBN-10 : EAN:8596547528135
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 by : Ralph Delahaye Paine

In Ralph Delahaye Paine's book, 'The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812,' readers are taken on a literary journey through the significant maritime conflicts of the early 19th century. Paine's meticulous research and attention to detail bring this often overlooked aspect of the War of 1812 to life, providing a comprehensive and engaging account of the struggles for control of the seas. His descriptive and engaging writing style draws readers into the heart of the action, making this book a valuable resource for those interested in naval history and military conflicts of the era. Paine's portrayal of the key players and events of the war is both informative and compelling, offering a fresh perspective on a pivotal period in American history. As an accomplished maritime historian, Paine brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his narrative, making 'The Fight for a Free Sea' a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this critical moment in time.