buffalo (n.y.)

Buffalo, NY, 1924. Laura Bradshaw adores stories with happily ever afters. But since her mother died seven years ago, the Bradshaw Shoe Company heiress has been as good as locked away in a tower. Her overbearing father cares little for her dreams, throwing himself instead into his tireless takedown of his competitor, the Campbell Shoe Company. However, Laura has been gifted with a reprieve: a mysterious friend with whom she's been exchanging letters.

Archival photos and text explore the history of the soap industry, The Larkin Company.

Archival photographs describe the history of Buffalo, New York's East Side industry.

Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.

"[Relates the story of] the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York ... [which] went tragically, spectacularly awry ... In the early autumn of 1901, an assassin stalked the fairgrounds, waiting for President William McKinley ... A female daredevil captivated crowds by trying to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls. Apache leader Geronimo startled visitors with a controversial performance. And a showman called the Animal King, the self-proclaimed star of the Midway, announced that one of his acts, the smallest woman in the world and the fair's 'mascot,' had been kidnapped. Then he staged the attempted electrocution of an elephant"--Provided by publisher.

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus take a trip to Buffalo, New York, where Santa is spotted by a number of children. Includes picture puzzles for readers to find Santa in a variety of places.

"The 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly, awry. In 1901, Buffalo, New York, the eighth biggest city in America, wanted to launch the new century with the Pan American Exposition. It would showcase the Western hemisphere and bring millions of people to western New York. With Niagara Falls as a drawing card and with stunning colors and electric lights, promoters believed it would be bigger, better, and--literally--more brilliant than Chicago's White City of 1893. Weaving together narratives of both notorious and forgotten figures, Margaret Creighton unveils the fair's big tragedy and its lesser-known scandals. From a deranged laborer who stalked and shot President William McKinley to a sixty-year-old woman who rode a barrel over Niagara Falls, to two astonishing acts--a little person and an elephant--who turned the tables on their duplicitous manager, Creighton reveals the myriad power struggles that would personify modern America. The Buffalo fair announced the new century, but in ways nobody expected"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Spencer goes on an adventure laid out in his grandfather's will that requires him to seek a kiss from an aging movie star and catch it on film.

Twenty-eight-year-old Manahattan greeting card writer James Fitzroy deals with mized emotions after returning home to Buffalo, New York, for Thanksgiving and finding his Alzheimer's-stricken mother's condition has worsen, his other family members mocking his career path, and his childhood friends who believe he has become a huge success in the big city.