History of the New York Fire Departments 1609-1887

[grumpy grizzly]

For those with a lot of time on their hands and are interested in the early, and I do mean early, history of what was to become the FDNY is available. Entitled "Our Firemen, a history of NY fire departments 1609-1887" it is 1000+ pages and several copies are available for less than 10 bucks via Amazon. Njoy!

 

[raybrag]

Thanks, Grump, but the title I found is "Birth of the Bravest: A History of the New York Fire Department From 1609 To 1887". I ordered one.

 

[mack]

For those with a lot of time on their hands and are interested in the early, and I do mean early, history of what was to become the FDNY is available. Entitled "Our Firemen, a history of NY fire departments 1609-1887" it is 1000+ pages and several copies are available for less than 10 bucks via Amazon. Njoy!

Available on Amazon
from 5.48. Thanks Grump. Booke covers volunteer era and early days of the paid department

 

[mack]

Thanks, Grump, but the title I found is "Birth of the Bravest: A History of the New York Fire Department From 1609 To 1887". I ordered one.

Also available on Amazon both hard cover and paperback, used and new. Thanks Raybrag.

 

[mack]

There is another similar history on Amazon:

"Our Firemen: The Official History of the Brooklyn Fire Department, from the First Volunteer to the Latest Appointee"​

If you don't want to buy the book, you can find on-line versions.​

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Also available on Amazon both hard cover and paperback, used and new. Thanks Raybrag.

I believe it is the same book per se with a different cover but same author.

 

[raybrag]

My copy of "Birth of the Bravest: A History of the New York Fire Department From 1609 To 1887" arrived today. It clearly states that it is an abridgement of "Our Firemen, a history of NY fire departments 1609-1887". It has roughly 600 pages, so it's slightly more than half of the original, which was published in 1897.