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New York's Bravest: Eight Decades of Photographs from the Daily News

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By far,some of the most historic photographs of the FDNY. Just enough commentary to allow the photos to speak for themselves. A must for all Firefighters!

Patrice O'Shaughnessy and Shawn O'Sullivan are both New York Daily News Photographers and as such have compiled a tremendous aray of great pictures of New York's firefighters at work and at play.

These pictures span eight decades from the early 1920's to the present. They traverse a wide array of emotions from a group of firemen posing with a woman whose baby they helped deliver to a son visiting his dying father in the Burn Unit. There are also a tremendous amount of photos that show the FDNY at work and these are incredible in that they show such a consistent theme of self-sacrifice and personal discipline, tempered with the fun-loving, zest for life that these men have exhibited throughout the years.

This is a GREAT piece of photojournalism. 9-11 may have made this book more poignant, but it's the rich historical pictorial that makes it a treasure.

I bought this book for my firefighter son for Christmas. He was very impressed with the photographs and how they were arranged. The photos chosen represent the dangers of the profession and the heroism of the men who choose this career. They also portray the brotherhood and camaraderie that develops among the firefighters, not only in New York, but everywhere. This was money well spent!!

This book is filled with great photos that capture all the emotions of firefighting in New York City. Although there is not much text, this book is filled with stories. A photo is worth a thousand words as the saying goes. The photos in this book all are worth that at least.

I highly recommend this book for all fire buffs. Even if you are not a FDNY fan, this is a book worth having.

I love the FDNY and although I have never been there this book makes me feel like I have. Great photos that tell a story as a firefighter I can relate to.

If you are a fan of FDNY or firefighting in general, this is an excellent book to own. Like the other reviews state, the pictures show the great heroism and bravery New York's Bravest show everyday. I found it especially interesting to see pictures of fires that I have read about in other books about FDNY, "The Last Men Out", in particular. You can't go wrong in adding this book to your collection.