American Fire Station | 
 enlarge | Author: Gerry & Janet Souter
Publisher: MBI
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
Buy Used: $4.35
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 172868
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 10 x 0.6
ISBN: 0760309299
Dewey Decimal Number: 388
EAN: 9780760309292
ASIN: 0760309299
Publication Date: May 26, 2000
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Condition: Some slight wear on book from reading, binding and pages are in very good shape, we guarantee all purchases and ship all items via USPS mail.
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Product Description
This red-hot tribute delivers the fascinating history of fire stations and the unique culture that surrounded them, from 1880s stables filled with horse-drawn fire wagons through the advent of "modern" styled stations of the late 1960s. The story of how fire-station design and fire-engine design effected each other is told through the use of historical black and white and modern color photography of restored stations, vehicles, and equipment. See how fire engines, firefighters, and their gear evolved in The American Fire Station.
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 Nice presentation, but shallow content May 14, 2007
This was good presentation, but limited its scope to typical firehouses. No architectural feat here.
 Absolutely Fabolous! One of the best books I ever bought! October 15, 1999
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I recommend this awesome book to any enthusiast of firefighting or American history. It has over 100 great historical and color photos of fire stations worldwide. I especially like the chapter on famous historic fire stations across the country. There are also sidebars covering topics like The Great Chicago Fire, Collectible Fire Station Models, small one-garage fire stations in rural areas, and the craze of firefighter trading cards. Overall, great pictures, great information, GREAT BOOK!!!
A book to relive our fire station heritage April 29, 1999
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book dedicated to the fire station. Both past and present designs are well represented here. This book gives readers a fascinating journey of how a fire station was saved from the wrecking ball; to be moved brick by brick so that others may see the true beauty of this grand fire hall. This book also shows how hard life in the firehouse was. A must read book for all firefighters. There are tons and tons of exciting color photos.
A great read for fire buffs and a general audience. December 12, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book goes beyond fire house architecture and looks at the men who work there as well. There's a sense of humor looking at some of the absurd buildings fire fighters had to call home, but the research is there. We enjoyed it and reccommend it for anyone interested in fire fighting history.
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