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Author : George William Sheldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Fires
ISBN : CHI:086426925
Author : J. Frank Kernan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : HARVARD:HXT98Q
Author : Paul Hashagen
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : 9781563118326
Traces the history of FDNY from 1865-2000, with 2000-2002 update.
Author : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Fire Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Fire departments
ISBN : NYPL:33433070228162
Author : Steven Scher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0738509884
The story of firefighting in New York City is one of danger, tradition, pride, excitement, and tragedy. It is also the story of man's triumph over destructive forces. From the gaslight days of horse-drawn steam engines to the World Trade Center tragedy of 2001, the heroic men and women who make up the city's most dynamic public service have risked and often lost their lives in order to protect and serve the people of New York City. New York City Firefighting: 1901-2001 chronicles the proudest fire department in America. The proximity of buildings in the city streets and the construction materials made each fire especially dangerous, but determined firefighters never hesitated to battle the flames and rescue the victims. Later, facing unprecedented heights and unparalleled danger, firefighters in New York City were called upon to battle infernos in the first skyscrapers, often using the most rudimentary equipment and barely protected from the flames. In its most trying moments, the Fire Department of New York responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993 and 2001, dutifully rushing into the towers to save as many lives as possible and ultimately losing hundreds of their own.
Author : J. Frank Kernan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1375818961
Author : Peggy Gavan
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781978800236
Winner of the 2019 Certificate of Excellence and MUSE Medallion from the Cat Writers Association The nineteenth century was a rough time to be a stray cat in New York City. The city’s human residents dealt with feline overpopulation by gassing unwanted cats or tossing them in rivers. But a few lucky strays were found by a diverse array of men—including firemen, cops, athletes, and politicians—who rescued them from the streets and welcomed them into their homes and hearts. This book tells the stories of these heroic cat men of Gotham and their beloved feline companions. Not only does it introduce us to some remarkable men, but we get to meet many extraordinary cats as well, from Chinese stowaways prowling the Chelsea Piers to the sole feline survivor of the USS Maine explosion. Among the forty-two profiles, we find many feline Cinderella stories, as humble alley cats achieved renown as sports team mascots, artists’ muses, and even presidential pets. Sure to appeal to cat fanciers and history fans alike, The Cat Men of Gotham will give you a new appreciation for Old New York and the people and animals who made it their home. As it takes you on a journey through the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn, it will amuse and astound you with tales of powerful men and their pussycats.
Author : Rosalie Fellows Bailey
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Genealogical literature
ISBN : 9780806348018
Scottish-American Gravestones, 1700-1900, by David Dobson, contains more than 1,500 death records arranged alphabetically according to the surname of the decedent. While the transcriptions vary, all of them also give the decedent's date and place of death and the source of the information, as well as, in many instances, the names of the individual's parents, name of spouse, and even a word or two about occupation. While this diminutive volume can scarcely purport to be the final word on its subject, it nonetheless affords a substantial number of links to researchers hoping to bridge the gap between Scotland and North America.
Author : Matt Endres
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Buffalo (N.Y.)
ISBN : PRNC:32101062236060
Author : helpUselfpublish.com
Publisher : Donald Collins
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780977261000
Historical novel of New York City's volunteer firemen during the turbulent period of industrialization, immigration, abolishionist movement and Civil War. The volunteer system was under attack by a political/insurance industry clique pushing for a paid fire department equipped with the new steam fire engines, which the volunteers opposed. A story of bravery and courage of men who came from all walks of life and were responsible for saving the city from destruction by dozens of disastrous fires, only to be scorned by politicians and labeled as rowdies by their insurance enemies. An interesting look at New York in this period of change and incudes how the game of baseball originated with the volunteer firemen. The New York volunteers carried their firefighting experience west during the gold rush and were responsible for formation of many fire departments in western states. A must read for firefighting, newspaper, telegraph, insurance, New York City and Philadelphia history buffs.
Author : Amy S. Greenberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400864928
Though central to the social, political, and cultural life of the nineteenth-century city, the urban volunteer fire department has nevertheless been largely ignored by historians. Redressing this neglect, Amy Greenberg reveals the meaning of this central institution by comparing the fire departments of Baltimore, St. Louis, and San Francisco from the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Volunteer fire companies protected highly flammable cities from fire and provided many men with friendship, brotherhood, and a way to prove their civic virtue. While other scholars have claimed that fire companies were primarily working class, Greenberg shows that they were actually mixed social groups: merchants and working men, immigrants and native-born--all found a common identity as firemen. Cause for Alarm presents a new vision of urban culture, one defined not by class but by gender. Volunteer firefighting united men in a shared masculine celebration of strength and bravery, skill and appearance. In an otherwise alienating environment, fire companies provided men from all walks of life with status, community, and an outlet for competition, which sometimes even led to elaborate brawls. While this culture was fully respected in the early nineteenth century, changing social norms eventually demonized the firemen's vision of masculinity. Greenberg assesses the legitimacy of accusations of violence and political corruption against the firemen in each city, and places the municipalization of firefighting in the context of urban social change, new ideals of citizenship, the rapid spread of fire insurance, and new firefighting technologies. Originally published in 1998. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Paul R. Wonning
Publisher : Mossy Feet Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Discover the fascinating story of the fire fighter and fire departments with the Short History of Fire Fighting. The book includes historical information on fire engines, bunker gear and other equipment needed by a fire department. The book includes an extensive listing of fire fighting museums in the United States as well as section on fire towers. Firefighter, fire department history, fire engine, museums, equipment, fire tower, firefighting companies
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : American literature
ISBN : OSU:32435072710825
Author : Nat Brandt
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781475915846
In a desperate attempt to bring the North to the bargaining table and end what was to the South a losing war, Confederate spies in Canada launch a plot to burn New York City on the day after Thanksgiving in 1864. A group of rebel officers, escapees from Union prison camps who had fled to neutral Canada for safety, reach the city by train and, in disguise, take rooms in various hotels in downtown New York. They fail but only because, unknowingly, they use a chemical mixture that requires oxygen. Smoke from the incipient fires they set is quickly discovered and the fires put out. In the dramatic search for the conspirators that follows, only one of them is caught, Robert Cobb Kennedy, a captain from Louisiana. He is tried, convicted and hanged... the last rebel executed by the North before the end of the war. The Man Who Tried to Burn New York won the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award in 1987.
Author : Michael J. Ward,Iafc
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781284026689
Your Complete Fire Officer I and Fire Fighter II Training Solution! The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are pleased to bring you the Third Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, the next step in the evolution of Fire Officer I and II training. Covering the entire spectrum of the 2014 Edition of NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, the Third Edition includes the following updates: • Separation of Fire Officer I and II Level content throughout the textbook and student, instructor, and technology resources. • The latest developments in social media and media relations; NIST research on fire dynamics; fire fighter safety and health issues; and fireground accountability and rapid intervention practices. • A reorganization of chapters to improve course delivery, including a new chapter on Rules of Engagement. • New end-of-chapter tools, including Fire Captain (Fire Officer II) activities and comprehensive case studies that progress within each chapter throughout the textbook. • All new Voices of Experience essays and Near-Miss Reports. • Addresses the course objectives for FESHE's Principles of Fire and Emergency Service Administration model curriculum Build the next generation of great fire service leaders with the Third Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice.