Firefighter

Langue : anglais

Edité par Mountain Movers Press / Hay House, USA, 2002

1588250067 / 9781588250063

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As a boy, Herman Williams, Jr., and his family fled Harlem in the middle of the night when the infamous riots erupted. But that was only the first in a number of hardships that he would have to endure throughout his extraordinary life. Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, Williams encountered racism and ignorance on a continual basis, but it really hit home when, as one of the first black streetcar operators in the city, he was subjected to humiliating verbal and physical abuse by passengers and members of the public. A few years later, after joining the Baltimore Fire Department, Williams worked side-by-side (risking life and limb) with the same firemen who refused to let him eat at the same table with them. Yet, he refused to give up, struggling through 40 years of discrimination and staggering obstacles to become the first African-American fire chief of a major U.S. city. By the time Williams retired in 2000, he had been at the helm of the fire department for eight years. During that time, he was instrumental in the giveaway of 70,000 smoke detectors to city residents, an act that is credited with reducing the number of fires in the city by more than half in 1999. During Williams's tenure, the city of Baltimore also set record lows in the number of fire deaths. A richly portrayed tale of heroism, family devotion, and personal triumph, Firefighter is a fascinating and motivational story about a man who refuses to accept anything short of his dreams. (less) Hardcover, 320 pages Published February 1st 2002 by Mountain Movers More Details.edit details Get a copy:KoboOnline Stores ?Libraries sponsored books 291 pages. Illustrated with colour photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography; Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1588250067. ISBN/EAN: 9781588250063. Inventory No: 232975.

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Titre
Firefighter
Auteur
Herman Williams Jr with James Hall
Éditeur
Mountain Movers Press / Hay House, USA
Année de publication
2002
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Near Fine
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
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1588250067
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781588250063
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Leura Books

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