Description

Book Synopsis

Though central to the social, political, and cultural life of the nineteenth-century city, the urban volunteer fire department has nevertheless been largely ignored by historians. Redressing this neglect, Amy Greenberg reveals the meaning of this central institution by comparing the fire departments of Baltimore, St. Louis, and San Francisco from t



Table of Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and MapsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Beginning at the Wake3Ch. 1Paying Tribute18Ch. 2Manly Boys and Chaste Fire Engines: The Culture of the Volunteer Fire Department41Ch. 3Fights/Fires: A Glance at Violent Firemen80Ch. 4Smoke-Filled Rooms: Volunteer Firemen and Political Culture109Ch. 5Insuring Protection: Fire Insurance and the Era of the Steam Engine125Ch. 6Deluged and Disgraced152Conclusion: One Last Eulogy163AppOccupational Scale Used for Quantitative Analysis167Notes169Bibliography207Index223

Cause for Alarm

    Product form

    A Paperback / softback by Amy S. Greenberg

    £31.50

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £35.00 – you save £3.50 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Sat 14 Nov 2026.

    Estimated delivery by Sat 14 Nov 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Cause for Alarm by Amy S. Greenberg

      Book details

      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 14 July 2014
      ISBN-13 9780691603438
      978-0691603438
      ISBN-10 069160343X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Though central to the social, political, and cultural life of the nineteenth-century city, the urban volunteer fire department has nevertheless been largely ignored by historians. Redressing this neglect, Amy Greenberg reveals the meaning of this central institution by comparing the fire departments of Baltimore, St. Louis, and San Francisco from t



      Table of Contents
      List of Tables, Figures, and MapsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Beginning at the Wake3Ch. 1Paying Tribute18Ch. 2Manly Boys and Chaste Fire Engines: The Culture of the Volunteer Fire Department41Ch. 3Fights/Fires: A Glance at Violent Firemen80Ch. 4Smoke-Filled Rooms: Volunteer Firemen and Political Culture109Ch. 5Insuring Protection: Fire Insurance and the Era of the Steam Engine125Ch. 6Deluged and Disgraced152Conclusion: One Last Eulogy163AppOccupational Scale Used for Quantitative Analysis167Notes169Bibliography207Index223

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account