Niagara: Daredevils, Danger and Extraordinary Stories
Folklore Publishing, 2009
$18.95
Niagara is rich with fascinating stories - from daredevils to heroics. From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovations and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all...and more!
In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel...and survive.
It is said the the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself, and that he was responsible for its demise
For two weeks in 1952, Niagara Falls shared the spotlight with another attraction, Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe
Maria Spelterini was the first and only woman to cross Niagara on a tightrope...and then she disappears from history
Adulterer Arthur Hoyt Day decided to rid himself of one wife by throwing her into the Niagara gorge; he then paid the ultimate price for his crime
Nikola Tesla, an eccentric but brilliant inventor, tamed the falls and revolutionized electricity forever
In 1913, a barge ran aground at the precipice of the falls, creating a landmark and a tale of heroic rescue that endures to this day
And so much more...
In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel...and survive.
It is said the the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself, and that he was responsible for its demise
For two weeks in 1952, Niagara Falls shared the spotlight with another attraction, Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe
Maria Spelterini was the first and only woman to cross Niagara on a tightrope...and then she disappears from history
Adulterer Arthur Hoyt Day decided to rid himself of one wife by throwing her into the Niagara gorge; he then paid the ultimate price for his crime
Nikola Tesla, an eccentric but brilliant inventor, tamed the falls and revolutionized electricity forever
In 1913, a barge ran aground at the precipice of the falls, creating a landmark and a tale of heroic rescue that endures to this day
And so much more...
