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Niagara a history of the falls

A Native American meeting place, Niagara Falls is famous for natural beauty and unlimited waterpower. Take a look at the vivid history of this vital natural wonder.

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  • "Niagara : the carnival"@en
  • "Niagara"@en

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  • "A Native American meeting place, Niagara Falls is famous for natural beauty and unlimited waterpower. Take a look at the vivid history of this vital natural wonder."@en
  • "Presents the exploits of engineers, daredevils, photographers, industrialists, and honeymooners who have been drawn to Niagara Falls' treacherous beauty."@en
  • "Part 1: Through archival photos and dramatic re-enactments, relates the history (and geology) of Niagara Falls, its early exploration, its promotion and development as a tourist attraction, and the exploits of celebrity seekers who survive the falls and the rapids."@en
  • "Part 2: Documents the showbiz and industrial developments at Niagara Falls. Topics include: Blondin and other high wire exploits; government ownership of surrounding land to see the falls; water diversion schemes for electric power ventures; development of utopian communities and factories; electrochemical plants and pollution (Love Canal); re-invention as honeymoon capital; natural disasters (ice jams, cliff collapse) resulting in flow control."@en
  • "Presents the history, geology, and people involved in the story and spectacle of Niagara Falls through re-enactments, interviews, photographs and documents. Historian Pierre Berton and others discuss the impact of Niagara Falls on the development of North American culture. Analyzes the formation of Niagara Falls and the effects of the Falls on American and Canadian history, their role in the industrial development of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the advent of tourism. Examines and compares natural events and human-influenced events, and how they combine to create the history of the Falls."@en
  • "Presents the history, geology, and people involved in the story and spectacle of Niagara Falls through reenactments, interviews, photographs and documents. Historian Pierre Berton and others discuss the impact of Niagara Falls on American life."

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  • "Film adaptations"@en
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  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Documentary television programs"@en
  • "Pictorial works"

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  • "Niagara a history of the falls"@en
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