Fdny An Illustrated History Book

From the days of horse-drawn fire trucks to today's gleaming monsters, the New York City Fire Department has been at the core of the city's survival. Major conflagrations always hit the headlines, of course, but the work of the dedicated men and women of the FDNY and the challenges they have faced over the years has largely remained unsung, until now... Lavishly illustrated and printed in color throughout.

The American Icon Close-Up Guide Series: The United States, in its relatively short life, has acquired an amazingly rich vein of history and legend. The American Icon Close-Up Guide series is designed to give the reader a brief, but fascinating, introduction to the wealth of treasures in the nation's past and present. Beautifully and clearly written by acknowledged experts, with outstanding illustrations, the titles in the series will build up to an unrivaled picture of what has made the United States of today.