{"product_id":"cause-for-alarm-9780691603438","title":"Cause for Alarm","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403941126487,"sku":"9780691603438","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691603438.jpg?v=1730484950","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cause-for-alarm-9780691603438","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}