Eating Smoke
Fire in Urban America, 1800-1950
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Word Count
110,000 words, Guess
Page Count
440 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7870784M
- ISBN-139780801867910
- ISBN-100801867916
- OCLC Control Number50803699
- Library of Congress Control Number2002151370
and 2 more
- LibraryThing3099658
- Goodreads1433764
Classifications
- LCCTH9503.T43 2002
Description
"Shows how the changing practices of firefighters, the strategies of insurers, and the rise of urban building codes eventually combined to conquer the popular fear of fire while also shaping the built landscape of American cities."--Cover.
First Sentence
Shortly after I A.M. on August 10, 1887, clanging alarm bells roused the men of St. Louis's Hook and Ladder Company No. 6, led by foreman Christian Hoell.
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- Eating Smoke: Fire in Urban America, 1800-1950
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