Fire! | 
 enlarge | Author: Edward C. Goodman
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 618654
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 10.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1579121608
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.37
UPC: 768821216085
EAN: 9781579121600
ASIN: 1579121608
Publication Date: June 1, 2001
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Condition: NEW !!! NEVER READ !! MINT!!!
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Product Description
The harrowing stories and vivid images of the most devastating fires throughout history come alive in this groundbreaking volume, rich with history, science and breathtaking real-life adventure. The 100 most infamous fires through the ages leap full-blown from the pages of FIRE!, complete with the ravages caused by the consuming infernos and the courage of the men and women who fought the conflagrations. Lively artwork and photographs on show blazing buildings, tragedy-stricken survivors, charred destruction, and firefighters in the heat of the battle. Fascinating history, along with technical information about the nature, causes and behavior of fires, take readers into the dangerous and complex world of firefighting, to examine the first fire engines and brigades; to understand how and why fires are sometimes set to put out fires; when airdrops are used; how to avoid dangerous backdrafts; and much, much more. The book features fires from the beginning of recorded history and includes the 1666 Great London Fire, the 1858 New York Crystal Palace Fire, the 1902 Atlantic City Fire, the 1906 San Francisco Fire, the World War II Dresden Firestorm, the 1980 MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Fire, the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley Hills Fire and the Los Alamos Wildfires of 2000.
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exciting, fact filled book December 29, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Informative book on the tradgedies of FIRE. This book is interesting in that it touches on many different fires from our past and gives important information on each, without being boring. Great pictures and lots of details of who, what, where and when. This book is written in such a way that you can pick it up at any time and spend as much time as you have, and still feel like you have learned something and been part of it.
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