Episode 43: Daredevils

  1. “ WHY ISN'T NIAGARA FALLS KNOWN AS THE MOST ROMANTIC PLACE IN AMERICA ANYMORE?,” MTV News, September 24 2014 http://www.mtv.com/news/1923605/niagara-falls-honeymoon/

  2. “HOW DID NIAGARA FALLS BECOME THE HONEYMOON CAPITAL,” Niagara Falls Tourism, July 3 2018,  https://www.niagarafallstourism.com/blog/niagara-falls-and-honeymooners/

  3. “Niagara Falls honeymoon,” Road Stories, July 16 2010, https://roadstories.ca/niagara-falls-honeymooners/

  4. “8 Facts About Theodosia Burr Alston,” Mental Floss, July 11 2016,  https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81741/8-facts-about-theodosia-burr-alston

  5. “The Heroic Rescue of the Pendleton Crew, 1952,” New England Historical Society, https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/heroic-rescue-pendleton-crew-1952/

  6. “Rescuing the SS Pendleton: The Coast Guard’s Greatest Rescue,” Yesterday’s Americahttps://yesterdaysamerica.com/ss-pendleton-the-coast-guards-greatest-rescue/

  7. “The Daredevil of Niagara Falls,” Smithsonian Magazine, October 18 2011,  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-daredevil-of-niagara-falls-110492884/

  8. “When Niagara Falls Ran Dry,” Smithsonian Magazine, June 2019  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/when-niagara-falls-ran-dry-180972198/

  9. “More Daredevil Attempts in Niagara,”  Niagara Falls Info,  ​​https://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/niagara-falls-history/niagara-falls-tourism-history/daredevils-of-niagara-falls/more-daredevil-attempts-in-niagara/

  10. “A Daredevil History of Niagara Falls,” History, October 23 2019  https://www.history.com/news/a-daredevil-history-of-niagara-falls

  11. “Stephen Peer,”  Niagara Falls Info, https://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/niagara-falls-history/niagara-falls-tourism-history/daredevils-of-niagara-falls/stephen-peer/

  12. “Stephen Peer,” Niagara Falls Museum, https://niagarafallsmuseums.ca/discover-our-history/history-notes/stephenpeer.aspx

  13. “Maria Spelterini,” Niagara Falls Info, https://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/niagara-falls-history/niagara-falls-tourism-history/daredevils-of-niagara-falls/maria-spelterini/

  14. “Overlooked No More: Annie Edson Taylor, Who Tumbled Down Niagara Falls Into Fame,” New  York Times, May 1 2019, ttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/obituaries/annie-edson-taylor-overlooked.html

  15. “Annie Edson Taylor,” Niagara Falls Info, https://www.niagarafallsinfo.com/niagara-falls-history/niagara-falls-tourism-history/daredevils-of-niagara-falls/annie-edson-taylor/

  16. “On this day in 1901, Annie Edson Taylor is first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel,” The Buffalo News, October 24 2016,  https://buffalonews.com/news/local/history/on-this-day-in-1901-annie-edson-taylor-is-first-person-to-survive-going-over/article_aef57160-23d8-518a-9396-275e5543faab.html

  17. “How Daredevils Work,” How Stuff Works,  https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/daredevil.htm

  18. “America’s First Daredevil,”HistoryNet, June 2007, https://www.historynet.com/americas-first-daredevil.htm

  19. “The History of Women and Money in the United States in Honor of Women’s History Month,” One Advisory Partners, https://www.oneadvisorypartners.com/blog/the-history-of-women-and-money-in-the-united-states-in-honor-of-womens-history-month

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