It was called the American Century, and in Buffalo, New York, it began with the Pan American Exposition of 1901. Powered by Nikola Tesla's alternating current generators beneath Niagara Falls, Buffalo ...

Tim Spaulding received his B.A. from Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center (1991) and his M.A. (1994) and Ph.D. (1999) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of ...