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Title: Firehouse by David Halberstam ISBN: 1-4013-0005-7 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (30 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: AN APPROPRIATELY REVERENTIAL READING
Comment: Actor/director/writer Mel Foster gives an appropriately subdued and reverential reading of the story of Engine 40, Ladder 35 and the firemen who lost their lives on a day America will never forget - September 11, 2001.
As Frank McCourt commented, "If you have tears, prepare to shed them." I would add you may have difficulty stopping those tears.
In this particular firehouse, which was dealt the most severe blows following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Towers, as in other firehouses the men live, work and eat together. Halberstam writes: "....they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses andmost importantly, share terrifying risks; their loyalties to each other must, by the demands of the dangers they face, be instinctive and absolute."
Few could have dreamed of the danger in store. On that terrible morning two rigs carrying a total of 26 men left the firehouse; only 14 men would return.
We are with the families as they wait for news of their loved ones and, in part, come to understand why men undertake such a perilous profession.
"Firehouse" is history, a moving narrative of an earth shattering day.
- Gail Cooke
Rating: 5
Summary: Uncommon Courage By Ordinary People
Comment: Engine 40/Ladder 35 leave their firehouse, near Lincoln Center, the morning of September 11th. 13 brave men head for the World Trade Center. Only one shattered survivor returns. "Firehouse" by David Halberstam is a short and emotional journey into the lives, families, culture and backdrop of this tragic event. The author effectively blends the events of the 11th with personal glimpses of each victim. What is most interesting is the perspectives of their families and their colleagues from the firehouse that were not on call that terrible day. The reader gets a sense of the extreme emotions of pride, anger, sorrow, guilt and loss by those remaining in this terrible void.
David Halberstam is a gifted reporter and writer who uses simple prose to effectively describe a complex and horrible situation. Hundreds of fireman were among the thousands lost at the WTC. By personalizing this small team, Halberstram enables us to better appreciate all of the heroes and victims of the attack. His best description about them is ". . . acts of uncommon courage by ordinary people."
Rating: 5
Summary: A lasting memorial to those brave firefighters
Comment: Expecting a well-composed book from a popular and proficient historian, it was no surprise that it was memorable! Every word, every page was profoundly interesting, whether details were sadly moving or funny, the message was clear! This is a short and meaningful read.
As a person who was geographically distant, Colorado, from the tragedy, the horror effected the nation and me emotionally. When I learned that Pulitizer Prize winner and author Halberstam had written a book about that specific firehouse that lost 12 men, I wanted to read it.
Once you begin reading, you easily learn who the firemen were, their decisions to become firemen, their odd quirks, their funny moments, their other jobs, their passions, and of course their family. What is moving is the strong sincere bond they share, unique friendships, caring people willing to give their time to help each other out.
It was the talk that Joseph Ginley, whose firefighter son John Ginley died that made a profound impression. The father told them firefighting was a good life, you lived with other men in genuine camaraderie, and you ended up, almost without realizing it, having the rarest kind of friendships, ones with men who were willing to die for one another.
I came with a strong understanding of how a firefighter truly becomes this spirit of humanity and someone willing to give up their life for you.
On the inside cover is a memorial, the original blackboard with the names and their assignments. It's eerie. And as Halberstam begins, he shares just enough facts about the firehouse in Manhattan, it's origin and renovation. We learn the dynamics of highrise firehouses versus suburban firehouses and its firemen.
Then, you are immersed into a personal portrayal of each firefighter. And it isn't just an account of each man, the details offer more than you bargained for. The information is weaved strategically and suttle. It's very clear that Halberstam conducted a serious number of interviews, because he got such remarkable information that doesn't come with one or two interviews, it comes for a volume of detail about a person. Upon reading these intimate details, as you delve deeper into what made this fireman, his values, friendships, faith, family, etc., you can't help but keep looking at the pictures, putting a face with the name.
Clearly, the writing is what really made this a special account. What a warm feeling I get from these men who are strangers to me, but I learned about a "true fireman" and am reminded by what veteran fireman Ray Pfeifer said, "People think they know what we do, but they really don't know what we do." I say..people..... educate yourself here, because those faces on the back are real people, real firemen, the firemen we really don't know or understand. And when you finish this book, you will look at firemen differently..... ...MZ RIZZ
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Title: Last Man Down: A New York City Fire Chief and the Collapse of the World Trade Center by Richard Picciotto, Daniel Paisner, Chief Richard Dfdny B. Picciotto ISBN: 0425186776 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Report from Engine Co. 82 by Dennis Smith ISBN: 0446675520 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: So Others Might Live: A History of New York's Bravest--The FDNY from 1700 to the Present by Terry Golway ISBN: 0465027407 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words by Dennis Smith ISBN: 0767913078 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Strong of Heart : Life and Death in the Fire Department of New York by Thomas Von Essen ISBN: 006050949X Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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