"The Story of Butler's Rangers and the Settlement of Niagara" by E. Cruikshank gives a complete and compelling picture of the American past. The story of how Niagara was settled is rarely discussed by professors of history, thus this book continues to serve as a useful snapshot of history. Butler's Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit of the American Revolutionary War, raised by American loyalist John Butler. Most members of the regiment were Loyalists from upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania.