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01610cam a2200337 a 4500 001 9CFFB2A22B0311DE8B76D107A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20240817014247 008 030324s2002 nyu e 000 0deng d 010 $a 2003266238 020 $a 9781401300050 020 $a 1401300057 040 $a VHB $c VHB $d SILO $d P#O $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d JII $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a n-us-ny 050 00 $a HV6432.7 $b .H33 2002 082 00 $a 974.7/1044 $2 21 100 1 $a Halberstam, David. 245 1 $a Firehouse / $c David Halberstam. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b Hyperion, $c c2002. 300 $a 201 p. ; $c 22 cm. 500 $a Portraits of firemen on back cover. 505 0 $a This book is about Engine 40, Ladder 35, located on the West Side of Manhattan near Lincoln Center. On the morning of September 11, 2001, two rigs carrying thirteen men set out from this firehouse, only one would return. The reader watches the day unfold as the men are called to duty while their families wait for new of them. One comes to understand the culture of the firehouse itself. Why gifted men do this and why in so many instances they are eager to follow in their father's footsteps and serve in so dangerous a profession. And why it is not just a job, but a calling as well. 610 10 $a New York (N.Y.). $b Fire Dept. 650 0 $a September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. 941 $a 2 952 $l XPPC367 $d 20190716011107.0 952 $l BYPB851 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9CFFB2A22B0311DE8B76D107A8D7520A 994 $a 03 $b JIIInitiate Another SILO Locator Search