The Niagara Book by W.D. Howells, Mark Twain, Prof. Nathaniel S. Shaler, and Others (1893)
The Niagara Book
A Complete Souvenir of Niagara Falls
Containing Sketches, Stories and Essays--
Descriptive, Humorous, Historical and Scientific
Written Exclusively for this Book
By
W.D. Howells, Mark Twain,
Prof. Nathaniel S. Shaler, and Others
Fully Illustrated by Harry Fenn
Buffalo
Underhill and Nichols
1893
- Cover (jpeg--183 k)
- Title Page, Preface, Contents, List of Illustrations (pdf--291 k)
- Niagara, First and Last (pdf--825 k)
By W.D. Howells.
- What to See (pdf--1,136 k)
By Frederic Almy.
- The Geology of Niagara Falls (pdf--948 k)
By Prof. N.S. Shaler.
- The First Authentic Mention of Niagara Falls (pdf--587 k)
By Mark Twain.
- Famous Visitors at Niagara Falls (pdf--959 k)
By Thomas R. Slicer.
- Historic Niagara (pdf--776 k)
By Peter A. Porter.
- The Flora and Fauna of Niagara Falls (pdf--549 k)
By David F. Day.
- As it Rushes By (pdf--165 k)
By Edward S. Martin.
- The Utilization of Niagara's Power (pdf--1,015 k)
By Coleman Sellers, E.D.
- The Hydraulic Canal (pdf--120 k)
By W.C. Johnson.
Illustrations
The following images (in jpeg format) are listed in the order in which they appear in the book.
A Bit of the American Falls from Below the Cave of the Winds--Summer
A Bit of the American Falls from Below the Cave of the Winds--Winter
The Horse Shoe Falls from the Three Sisters--Dufferin Islands in the Distance
Bird's Eye View of Niagara River
Hypothetic Hydrography at a Date After the Melting of the Great Glacier from the St. Lawrence Valley
Bird's Eye View of Niagara Gorge
The Horse-Shoe Falls from Goat Island
The Whirlpool Rapids--The Cantilever Bridge Above
Fac-Simile of a View of Niagara Falls by Father Hennepin
The Horse-Shoe Falls from Canada--Looking Towards the Three Sisters