Charleston Is Burning!: Two Centuries of Fire and Flames (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540219671)

From the days of "bucket brigades" and private volunteer companies--such as the Phoenix, the Axemen and the Eagle--Charleston has seen more than its fair share of conflagrations. A carelessly overturned candle could ignite a blaze that would consume hundreds of Charleston's closely built wooden structures within just a few hours, leaving large swaths of the city in ruins. Join Charleston native and local historian Danny Crooks as he relates the story of Charleston's many historic fires and firefighting efforts, starting as early as 1698 and continuing through the horrors of the Great Fire of 1861 and the establishment of the Charleston Fire Department in the 1880s.

Author: Daniel J. Jr. Crooks
ISBN-10: 1540219674
ISBN-13: 9781540219671
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d