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Author:   Robert M. Hazen ,  Margaret Hindle Hazen
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   4578
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780691635347

ISBN 10:   069163534
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

PrefaceCh. 1Heritage of Flame3Ch. 2Good Servant18Ch. 3Bad Master65Ch. 4Fighting Back110Ch. 5Keep the Home Fires Burning: Fire Tending and Maintenance154Ch. 6Understanding Fire183Ch. 7Perpetuating the Flame215Ch. 8Epilogue236Notes245Index271

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This entertaining book gives a cultural overview of the role and significance of fire in U.S. society from the founding of the Republic to the early twentieth century... The authors have pulled together an enormous number of sources, including newspaper accounts, advertising, diaries, corporate records, scientific and medical papers, popular art, music, poetry, and drama. --The Historian

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