Description: Firefighting in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, Images of America, Paper Explore the complex, heroic and sometimes tragic history of firefighting in Washington, D.C., with images and oral histories gathered over the past century.From the burning of Washington by the British in 1814 to the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon in 2001, firefighters in Washington, D.C., have always known they are the defenders of one of the most important cities in the world. Written by a worthy group of authors from The Capitol Fire Museum of Washington, this book covers the creation of the paid fire department during the Civil War, construction of new firehouses for the fledgling city in varying international designs, the heyday of firefighting before World War II, the turbulent times of the 1960s, and the modern department today.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738517315
Book Title: Firefighting in Washington, D.C.
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: The Capitol the Capitol Fire Museum
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Fire Science
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Genre: Photography, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
