So Others Might Live: A History of New York's Bravest -- the FDNY from 1700 to the Present Basic Books Sept 2002 isbn: 0465027407 $26.00 buy

Terry Golway, October 9

Wednesday, 6pm
Boston Public Library
60 Garden Street, Cambridge
free and open to public

A gifted reporter--and scion of the FDNY--chronicles the amazing history of the New York City Fire Department. On September 11, 2001, the courage and sacrifice of the New York City Fire Department inspired the nation, giving new meaning to the word "hero." But the heroism of the firefighters was not unique to September 11--it has been part of the FDNY's tradition from the very beginning. Journalist Terry Golway, whose father, father-in-law, godfather, and uncles were all New York firefighters, tells as no one else could the story of the men and women, tragedies and triumphs of the FDNY throughout its history. From the original eighteenth-century volunteer force to the New York Firefighter unit in the Union Army, from the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire to the arson epidemic of the 1970s, to contemporary issues of diversity and efficiency, Golway's history holds up a mirror for firefighters throughout the U.S.