Borderland : essays from the US-Canadian divide / Bruce Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Bruce.

Series:

Excelsior edition.

Excelsior editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buffalo (N.Y.)--History.

Buffalo (N.Y.).

Buffalo (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

Buffalo (N.Y.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provocative essays on the distinct history and culture of Buffalo and the Canadian border region.

Contents:

""BORDERLAND""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""OLD NOTIONS""; ""Democracy, equality, commonality""; ""The other shore""; ""The idea of the city""; ""Flags""; ""CHOOSING ICONS""; ""The Piarists, Slawinski, and Wright""; ""The slave Daniel""; ""GEOLOGY""; ""The stream""; ""PALEONTOLOGY""; ""The protector""; ""Obama�s election""; ""THE ALLURE OF WHAT�S ANCIENT""; ""Tree of life""; ""Hunting the enemy""; ""The ambiguities""; ""Hates""; ""Ties""; ""Embracing civilization, fighting savagery""; ""CONTESTS""; ""Sculls""; ""The sports""; ""THE NEXT SEASON""

""Being cold in Buffalo""""Christmas morning""; ""Christmas night""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781438442259

1438442254

9781461904540

1461904544

OCLC:

781744513