Buffalo's Waterfront

Like their book on the Pan-American Exposition, Leary and Sholes brought together historic photographs of Buffalo's waterfront with an amazing array of information. Weaving together industrial history with recreation and other themes, they tell a fascinating story of a area generally ignored for its rough passage, its grit, and its harsh life. Who knew that so many people lived, worked, and died along the lake and river of Buffalo? Setting the lives of ordinary people next to the power of the industries that hired them - and sometimes displaced them - this book really brings home the importance of everyone's history. I really liked that the authors told a lot of 'hidden history' and refuted some tired erroneous notions about Buffalo and about America. I hope everyone reads this book and learns the value of knowing the people and events of the lesser-known parts of our history. It's a great way to know where we came from.