Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York's Bravest

by Ginger Adams Otis

Book Overview

In 1919, when Wesley Williams became a New York City firefighter, he stepped into a world that was 100% white and predominantly Irish. As far as this city knew, black men in the Fire Department of New... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137280018
• ISBN13: 9781137280015
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"