Eating smoke : fire in urban America, 1800-1950 /

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"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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tebeau, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2003]
Temas:
Fire extinction > United States > History.
Incendies > Extinction > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Fire extinction.
Brandbekämpfung
Stadt
Brandweer.
Brandverzekering.
Steden.
United States.
USA
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 425 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781421412504
1421412500

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