Inventing Niagara

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Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls aren''t very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to man''s meddling than to nature''s strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery -- waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films and...
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Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls aren''t very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to man''s meddling than to nature''s strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery -- waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films and...
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  • Formats: epub
  • ISBN: 9781416564812
  • Publication Date: 6 May 2008
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Product language: English
  • Drm Setting: DRM