The Age of Daredevils by Michael Clarkson - 9781503935419

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The Age of DaredevilsAuthor(s): Michael Clarkson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Amazon Publishing, United States\nImprint: Little A\nISBN-13: 9781503935419, 978-1503935419\nSynopsis\nAt the dawn of the twentieth century, a small but determined band of barrel jumpers risked their lives in one of the worlds most wondrous waterfalls. Only a few survived.\n\nBy turns a family drama and an action-adventure story, The Age of Daredevils chronicles the lives of the men and women who devoted themselves to the extraordinary sport of jumping over Niagara Falls in a barrela death-defying gamble that proved a powerful temptation to a hardy few.\n\nInternationally known in the 1920s and 30s for their barrel-jumping exploits, the Hills were a father-son team of daredevils who also rescued dozens of misguided thrill seekers and accident victims who followed them into the river. The publicity surrounding the Hills spectacular feats ushered in tourism, making Niagara Falls the nations foremost honeymo.