The Fireproof Building Technology and Public Safety in the Nineteenth-Century American City |
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| Author:
| Wermiel, Sara E. |
| Series title: | Studies in Industry and Society |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6311-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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From the first American attempts at fireproof construction in the 1790s to the steel and concrete high-rises of the early twentieth century, The Fireproof Building traces the development of structural fire protection in America and its important consequences for building construction as well as for the safety of cities. Urban conflagrations ......
From the first American attempts at fireproof construction in the 1790s to the steel and concrete high-rises of the early twentieth century, The Fireproof Building traces the development of structural fire protection in America and its important consequences for building construction as well as for the safety of cities. Urban conflagrations ......