Niagara: A History of the Falls (62 page)
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Authors: Pierre Berton
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Table of Contents
1. Augustus Porter’s sylvan bower
1. The cave of the forty thieves
5. Casimir Gzowski to the rescue
4. Fame and fortune or instant death
3. The Second Battle of Niagara
5. The soaring ambitions of Adam Beck
1. The witch’s end of fairyland
3. The long crusade of Lois Gibbs
Table of Contents
1. Augustus Porter’s sylvan bower
1. The cave of the forty thieves
5. Casimir Gzowski to the rescue
