{"product_id":"engines-and-other-apparatus-of-wayne-mutza-9781476680781","title":"Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department: An Illustrated History","description":"\u003cp\u003e The vehicles and other firefighting equipment of the Milwaukee Fire Department, like the department itself, are unique among the fire service. It built more of its own apparatus than any other American city and few can match the scope and character of apparatus used to serve and protect life and property in Milwaukee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through detailed research, firsthand narratives, and captivating photos, the author walks the reader through the fascinating history of the incredible machines that served Cream City from the mid-nineteenth century to modern times. This volume traces the ever-changing face of Milwaukee's fire-fighting and life-saving equipment in parallel with the city's own history and growth. The fire department workshop's reputation for ingenuity is shown through its adaptations to disastrous fires that brought about changes in laws, economic growth and decline, the establishment of Milwaukee's ethnic neighborhoods, the difficult transition from horses to motorization, the wartime and post-war experience, the corporate world of apparatus manufacturers, and Milwaukee's fireboat fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Mutza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476680787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476680781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Wayne Mutza","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136662909183,"sku":"9781476680781","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08bb6bc5-373d-40c0-b873-2202a2e21d5a.jpg?v=1770164037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/engines-and-other-apparatus-of-wayne-mutza-9781476680781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}