Niagara Falls

 

BOOKS &
AUTHORS

 

 

 

 

There are many fine books that have been written about the treasures of Niagara Falls over the years. To learn more about Niagara Falls, we encourage you to visit your local library.

The Public Libraries in Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York contain a wealth of information on this subject and more.

 

 

Exercise Your Mind - READ A BOOK

 

 

 

Lisa Aug - author

Beyond the Falls: A Modern History of the Lower Niagara River (1998)

 

 

 

George Bailey - author & historian, former Niagara Parks Public Relations

 

Magic of Niagara (1996)

The Niagara Falls Question and Answer Book

Daredevils Over Niagara

The Niagara Book, Facts Figures and the Famous (2004)

The History of the Maid of the Mist (2006)
 

 

 

 

Colin Bateman - author

the Maid of the Mist {novel} (1999)

 

 

 

Pierre Berton - National Canadian author & historian

 

Niagara: a history of the Falls (1992)

 

 

 

Donald Braider - author

 

The Niagara (1972)

 

 

 

Charles Mason Dow - author & historian

 

Anthology & Bibliography of Niagara Falls (1926) Volume #1 and Volume #2

 

 

 

Karen Dubinsky - author

 

The Second Greatest Disappointment : Honeymoons and Tourism at Niagara Falls (1999)

 

 

 

Daniel Dumych - author, historian
(deceased)

Niagara Falls - Volume 1 (1996)

 

Niagara Falls - Volume 2 (1998)

 

 

 

Margaret Dunn - author

 

Niagara Falls (1998)

 

 

 

Robert J. Foley - author & historian

 

Volume #1 Niagara Story -The Beginnings (to 1812)

 

Volume #2 Niagara Story - The War of 1812

 

Volume #3 Niagara Story - The Welland Canal

 

Volume #4 Niagara Story - The Canadians1994-1995

 

 

 

Glenn Forrester - author, geologist

 

Niagara Falls and the Glacier (1976)

 

 

 

Hugh J. Gayler - Associate Professor - Brock University,  author

 

Niagara's Changing Landscapes (1994)

 

 

 

Donald E. Graves - author, historian

 

Red Coats & Grey Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa, 5 July 1814 (1995)

 

Where Right and Glory Lead!: The Battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814 (1997)

 

 

 

Paul Gromosiak - author, historian

 

Soaring Gulls and Bowing Trees: The History of the Islands Above Niagara Falls (1991)

 

Niagara Falls Q and A: Answers to the Most Common Questions About Niagara Falls (1991)

 

Zany Niagara: the Funniest Things People Say About Niagara Falls (1993)

 

Water Over the Falls: 101 of the Most Memorable Events at Niagara Falls (1997)

 

Daring Niagara: 50 Death-Defying Stunts at the Falls (1999)

 

 

 

Robert Higgins - author, historian

 

The Niagara Frontier: Its Place in US and Canadian history (1996)

 

An Awful Grandeur: Niagara in Quotes (1999)

 

 

 

Jack Hough - author, historian, educator

 

Geology of the Great Lakes (1996)

 

 

 

William Irwin - author & historian

 

The New Niagara - Tourism, Technology & Landscape of  Niagara Falls 1776 -1917 (1996)

 

 

 

Ted W. Kriner - author

 

Journeys to the Brink of Doom: True Stories of Disaster, Mystery and Heroism at Niagara Falls (1997)

In The Mad Water: Two Centuries of Adventure and Lunacy at Niagara Falls (1999)

 

 

 

Suzette Mayr - author

 

The Widows {novel} (1998)

 

 

 

Joan Murray - author

 

Queen of the Mist: the Forgotten Heroine of Niagara (1999)

 

 

Kevin McCabe - author

 

The Poetry of Old Niagara (1999)

 

 

 

Emily Arnold McCully - author

 

Mirette and Bellini Cross Niagara Falls (2000)

 

 

 

Philip Nyhuis - author

 

Niagara : Attracting the World (1997)

 

 

 

Dr. Charles Carlin Parish - author

 

Queen of the Mist - the Story of Annie Edson Taylor (1987)

 

 

 

Francis Petrie - former City of Niagara Falls historian
(deceased)

 

Roll Out the Barrel: the story of Niagara's Daredevils (1985)

 

Francis Petrie's 150 years of Niagara Daredevils and Accidents (1980)

 

 

 

 

George A. Seibel - former Niagara Parks Commission historian
(deceased)

 

Ontario's Niagara Parks - 100 years: a history (1985)

 

Niagara -The Portage Road (1990)

 

Bridges Over the Niagara Gorge (1991)

 

Geology of Our Romantic Niagara [co-authored] (1988)

 

Niagara Falls Canada - A History (1967)

 

 

 

 

Dr. Irving Tesmer - author & geologist

 

Colossal Cataract - The Geologic History of Niagara Falls  (1981)

 

 

 

Albert H. Tiplin - author & teacher, geologist & historian
(deceased)

 

Geology of Our Romantic Niagara (1988)

 

 

 

 

Walter Tovell - author & geologist & historian

 

The Niagara River (1979)

 

 

 

 

Jane Urquhart - author

 

The Whirlpool {novel} (1990)

 

 

 

Peter Watson - author

 

The Great Gorge Route (1997)

 

 

 

Sherman Zavitz - author, City of Niagara Falls & Niagara Parks historian

 

Niagara: then and now (1996)

 

Niagara at the turn of the Century and how it has changed (1996)

 

It Happened at Niagara (1996)

 

 

 

Everything you wanted to know about Niagara Falls can be found within the contents of these books. Visit your library today.

E-mail inquiries about these many fine books and of their special collections are encouraged by the friendly and helpful staff of the Niagara Falls Public Library Reference Department at:

The City of Niagara Falls Public Library
4848 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario
(905) 356-8080
askus@niagarafalls.library.on.ca

The City of Niagara Falls Public Library
1425 Main Street, Niagara Falls, New York
(716) 286-4899
nfpl@nioga.org

Date last updated: February 13, 2012

 

The following locations and facts about them are but a few of many famous sites & attractions to be found in Niagara Falls. The best of it is FREE to see...so think of Niagara Falls when planning your next vacation. If you have questions of a current or historical nature about the Niagara Falls area or suggestions feel free to e-mail Rick at

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