TopicHistoriography, Reference, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Fire Science, History / General
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorDorling Kindersley Publishing Staff, Jack Gottschalk
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight41.2 Oz
Item Length12.2 in
Item Width10.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-067201
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal628.9/25
SynopsisExplores the role of firefighting in human history while chronicling the world's most famous fires. An innovative, vividly illustrated chronicle of humankind's struggle to subdue nature's most primal and destructive force -- from Rome in 64 AD to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 -- Firefighting examines history's most formidable fires, showing how each influenced the evolution of firefighting technology, equipment, and tactics. Following today's firefighters as they prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow's fires, no other book has explored the role of the firefighter in human society-past, present, and future quite like Firefighting.