Buffalo's Waterfront Contributor(s): Leary, Thomas E. (Author), Sholes, Elizabeth C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738557846 ISBN-13: 9780738557847 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
Dewey: 974.797 |
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.53" W x 9.2" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Buffalo-Niagra Falls, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The history of Buffalo, New York, is intimately bound with its majestic 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. Buffalo was the birthplace of the modern grain elevator and continues as the leading flour milling center of the nation. It was home to one of the first lakefront steel mills, and was a center for commercial coal and lumber traffic. A glance through Buffalo's Waterfront provides crystalline |
Contributor Bio(s): Leary, Thomas E.: - With Buffalo s Waterfront, Tom Leary and Libby Sholes have created a nostalgic journey into Buffalo s days of yesteryear. Leary and Sholes are partners in an independent public history firm and are the authors of several articles on industrial history. Drawing from the collections of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, they have conspired to produce a visual history that is sure to delight historians and casual readers alike. |