Fighting fire! : ten of the deadliest fires in American history and how we fought them /

"From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them. Fighting Fire! brings to life ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, C...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cooper, Michael L., 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition:	First Edition.
Subjects:	Fire extinction > United States > History > Juvenile literature. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Machinery & Tools. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters. Fire extinction. Fires. United States. History. Juvenile works.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

Colonial America's biggest fire : Boston, 1760
A terrible torrent of fire : New York, 1835
America's most famous fire : Chicago, 1871
New century, old problem : Baltimore, 1904
Fire on the water : New York, 1904
America's last great urban fire : San Francisco, 1906
Deadly workplace fire : New York, 1911
Nightclub tragedy : Boston, 1942
9/11 : fire in the sky : New York, 2001
Wildfire : San Diego County, 2007
Fire engines in American history
Fire museums to visit.