Eating Smoke
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CRSFSAU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
One charts the changes in firefighting from voluntary organizations to rationalized municipal services; the other moves the fire insurance industry from a focus on observation, to quantification, to prevention of urban fires. Eating Smoke addresses a diverse literature on masculinity, consumerism, and urban and reform history." (Angel Kwolek-Folland, University of Florida) . "For the true story of the heroic firefighter's role in urban America, turn to Tebeau's investigative account." (University of Chicago Magazine)"Tebeau develops an interwoven story of gender, class, culture, and technology: contrasting the heroics of working-class firefighters with the rational order of middle-class fire underwriters An engaging narrative and a fascinating story make this book a rare pleasureboth an academic monograph and a good read." (Dalit Baranoff EH.Net)"Emblazed against a historic backdrop o
Underwriters managed hazard with statistics, maps, and trade associations, and they eventually agitated for building codes and other reforms, which cities throughout the nation implemented in the twentieth century. Before the Civil War, sweeping blazes destroyed more than $200 million in property in the nation's largest cities. Firefighters' death-defying feats captured the popular imagination but too often failed to provide more than symbolic protection. Into the twentieth century, this dynamic hazard intensified as cities grew taller and mor
Mark Tebeau, whose father was a fireman, is an associate professor of history at Cleveland State University.
Wordy OK book on evolution of fire protection in cities. Very detailed concerning political and economic aspects, but less so on actual firefighting technology and procedures which is what I was looking for.