Photos selected by a librarian from the collection of the Niagara Falls Public Library's Local History Department trace the early history of this upstate New York town, which drew the famous and daredevils to its natural wonder. Dumych describes the area as the "Silicon Valley" of the late 19th and early 20th century, for pioneering hydroelectric power. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)