Published in 1899, this work tells the history of the fire extinction from its origin to its situation during the late 1800s. The writer explained the various m

Historical novel of New York City's volunteer firemen during the turbulent period of industrialization, immigration, abolishionist movement and Civil War. The v

"For, Lo! We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire!" wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agricult