Bøker av Barton Atkins

This charming and informative book offers a fascinating glimpse into the history and culture of early Buffalo and the Great Lakes region. With its vivid descriptions and engaging anecdotes, it vividly brings to life a bygone era of American history. Whether you are a history buff, a student of architecture, or simply a lover of good stories, this volume is sure to entertain and enlighten.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This public domain work, originally published in 1898 by Barton Atkins (1826 - ?), paints a fascinating picture of the history of Buffalo, NY between 1790 and the turn of the 20th century. Captain Atkins served on various ships on the Great Lakes between 1842 and 1876. Those familiar with modern-day Buffalo will recognize many of the names mentioned as they are now memorialized on street signs and buildings throughout the city. Atkins also describes his stint as President Grover Cleveland's appointee as Marshal of the District of Alaska from 1885 to 1889. This is the complete book with all text and all illustrations. A painstaking effort was made to meticulously convert page scans of the original publication into text. It was then set using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop into a clean, easy-to-read paperback book. This paperback edition is the only version that has been restored.The book contains several passages considered to be racially insensitive.

A republishing of Barton Atkins' 1899 public domain retrospective of the mighty Niagara River - from its 1534 "discovery" by French navigator James Cartier, through its role in the War of 1812, until the end of the Patriot War in 1838.This is NOT just a scan of an old book. It is the complete work with all text and images. It has been carefully and painstakingly converted into text and manually edited to ensure accuracy and readability. This is the only version available that has been restored in this manner.