William B Patrick

Broschiertes Buch

Saving Troy

A Year with Firefighters and Paramedics in a Battered City

Beschreibung

A powerful account of the hazards, challenges, and dangers faced by America's first-responders.

Autor

William B. Patrick is the author of the widely praised verse memoir We Didn't Come Here for This: A Memoir in Poetry, the award-winning novel Roxa: Voices of the Culver Family, and two volumes of poetry. His radio play, Resque, was commissioned and aired worldwide by the BBC, and his teleplay, Rachel's Dinner, was aired by ABC. To research Saving Troy, he spent eighteen months riding along with the professional firefighters and paramedics of the Troy Fire Department. He lives in Troy, New York.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 438
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 128mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781438431543
• ISBN-10: 1438431546
• Artikelnr.: 28195579