Fighting fire! : ten of the deadliest fires in American history and how we fought them /

Cooper, Michael L., 1950-

Fighting fire! : ten of the deadliest fires in American history and how we fought them / Michael L. Cooper. - First edition. - 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index.

Examines ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco; the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub; the wildfire of Witch Creek in San Diego County; and the catastrophe of 9/11.

0805097147 (hbk.) 9780805097146 (hbk.)

2013043580


Fire extinction--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Fires--History--United States--Juvenile literature.

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