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Milwaukee Fire Department (WI) (Images of America)

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Long known as a world-class aviation historian, former Milwaukee firefighter Wayne Mutza makes a second journey into the history of the profession and Department he loves. The results are again top notch. Where many authors of image-based histories fail to properly marry photos and captions, Mutza succeeds at making each element support the other to simultaneously deliver both social and technical history at its best. Whether for education, entertainment, or example, this is the book to take in hand and enjoy.

The newest addition to Arcadia's outstanding "Images of America" series, Milwaukee Fire Department by Wayne Mutza (who served for almost twenty years with the Milwaukee Fire Department before the hazards of firefighting ended his career) tells the story of the Milwaukee Fire Department from its origins as a volunteer group in 1837 down to the present day. Milwaukee Fire Department is not a strictly text history, but rather a photographic one, consisting almost entirely of black-and-white photographs from the past century and a half, each photograph sporting a brief caption detailing its origin. A treasury of visual history, steeped in pride, gratitude, and respect for the selfless and often heroic labor of Milwaukee's protectors against the ravages of fire.