FDNY: An Illustrated History of the Fire Department of New York City (American Icon Close-Up Guides) [Hardcover]

The New York City Fire Museum (Author), Andrew Coe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003 | Series: American Icon Close-Up Guides

Since the earliest years of city history, New York's firefighters have put their lives on the line to protect its citizens from fire. Written by experts on Fire Department history, this book documents the evolution of city firefighting from the earliest bucket brigades through to the post 911 Department, largely through the collection of the Museum. Along the way, it documents the organizational improvements and political changes that have made city firefighting significantly more effective. This book tells the tale of the greatest fires that threatened New York, including the Great Fire of 1835 and the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It includes the attack on the World Trade Center and looks beyond from the perspective of the months following the first anniversary of that traumatic day when hundreds of New York's Bravest tragically lost their lives. - Illustrated throughout by full-color photographs of fire fighting equipment, memorabilia and notable fires, mostly taken from the remarkable collection of the NYC Fire Museum and generously supplemented with unique additional material from private collections as well as from the FDNY Photo Unit.

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About the Author

The New York Fire Museum is one of the country's finest collections of firefighting equipment and memorabilia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Odyssey Publications (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9622176593
• ISBN-13: 978-9622176591
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,131,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Our Heroes, May 26, 2003

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This review is from: FDNY: An Illustrated History of the Fire Department of New York City (American Icon Close-Up Guides) (Hardcover)

The photos in this book just blew me away. I mean, we all knew about the firefighters' bravery on 9/11. This book shows how this tradition of bravery, of heading into the flames, goes all the way back to the city's early days. Just look at the faces of the firemen fighting the slum fires back in the '60s. A real trial by fire. And the chapters give a good solid look at the department's history, not dumbed-down but also not too long. If you were going to buy just one book on the FDNY, this one has it all.