Damrell's Fire DVD

Major Scenes

• Plague of Fires
• Damrell's Rise
• Boston's Great Fire Breath-taking animations recreate Damrell's firefighters battling Boston’s Great Fire of 1872.
• Aftermath
• Damrell's Crusade Rare archival films and interviews with urban historians reveal an educational and entertaining saga, a crucial chapter of America’s coming of age.
• The National Code

Damrell's Life & Times

• The Making of Damrell's Fire: a behind the scenes look at the fusion of a compelling historical drama with the meticulous computer models of 19th century Boston. How the story evolved from original research to the inspirational music of Andrew Willis.
• America's Kinetic Age: Discussion and illustration of the social forces in the decades after the Civil War. Rare archival films. A Guide to Boston (1869). Sports, Music, and Politics of the age.
• 19th Century Firefighting: The story of how firefighting emerged from volunteer companies to municipal departments with the adoption of new techniques and technologies.
• Damrell's Fire Teacher's Guide: a comprehensive resource for engaging students in standards-based historical inquiry into 19th century America; includes Teacher's Notes and Student Tasks with step-by-step instructions for working with the primary source materials. (Teacher's Guide is accessible on any computer with DVD drive.)

"Boston's Great Fire of 1872" Wall Map:

• Printed size 24x36 on #100 stock, gloss finish
• Richly detailed map of downtown Boston ca. 1872
• Highlighted path of Boston's Great Fire of 1872
• Shows scale footprint of each building color coded by building material and locations of fire hydrants
• Boston's landmark buildings and streets
• Detailed timeline of events during the fire
• List of all fire companies that responded
• Panorama photo of the fire ruins
• Damage and loss statistics about the fire
• Description of factors that contributed to the fire
• A detailed resource for educators and historians

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