Eating Smoke: Fire in Urban America, 1800–1950

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Eating Smoke This page intentionally left blank The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Fire in Urban America, 1800–1950 Mark Tebeau Eating Smoke © 2003 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2003 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Johns Hopkins Paperback edition, 2012 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu The Library of Congress has catalogued the hardcover edition of this book as follows: Tebeau, Mark. Eating smoke : fire in urban America, 1800–1950 / Mark Tebeau. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-8018-6791-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Fire extinction—United States—History. I. Title. th9503 .t43 2002 363.37'0973'091732—dc21 2002151370 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. isbn-13: 978-1-4214-0762-3 isbn-10: 1-4214-0762-0 Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. For Kristi This page intentionally left blank ...