buffalo (n.y.)

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

Contains captioned photographs that provide insights into the history of streetcars and buses.

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

"[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.

Details the police investigation into the rapes and murders of sixteen women along a bike path in Buffalo, New York, for which Anthony Capozzi was wrongly imprisoned and Altemio Sanchez was responsible.

Tasha, a fifteen-year-old mother, is proud of her baby girl and is determined to be a good parent to her child, but she must draw upon her newfound faith to go on when tragedy strikes.

Tasha, a fifteen-year-old mother, is proud of her baby girl and is determined to be a good parent to her child, but she must draw upon her newfound faith to go on when tragedy strikes.