Bruce Hensler: 1 book

Book cover of Crucible of Fire: Nineteenth-Century Urban Fires and the Making of the Modern Fire Service
by Bruce Hensler
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011

Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-century American cities. However, urban rebirth in the aftermath of great fires offered a chance to shape the future. Ultimately residents and planners created...
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