Badges of America's Heroes: A Pictorial Guide the Badges of America's Firefighters

This historical volume as told by author, Don Skalsky, includes: " Never told anywhere before&the historical evolution of the American Fire Badge. " Highlighted badges representing the earliest Volunteer Firefighting days as well as many of Americas' major metropolitan fire departments " An exhaustive list of current and significant previous fire badge makers. " An in-depth description of how badges are made, the metals used, and their findings. " Contributions from noted American Fire Museums " Badges and narratives contributed by many of the most respected Badge Collectors from all across the nation, depicting many priceless one of a kind badges. " Descriptive pictures of unusual, military, commemorative, one-of-a kind, personal and issued badges all portrayed in full color. " Forward written by Ronny J. Coleman. Mr. Coleman is a noted author, historian, and motivational speaker in the Fire Service as well as an avid badge collector.The book is a large 9 x 12 coffee table edition with 176 all color pages. High-gloss, double-coated paper is used for superior photo reproduction.

General

ISBN		9781934729311
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Mt Pub Company Inc
Pages		176
List Price		$42.50
Author		Skalsky, Donald L.
Publication Date		07/15/2010
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 12 Inches (US) Width: 9 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 2.4 Pounds (US)