Damrell's Fire DVD
as shown on public television stations nationwide(57 minutes,16:9 widescreen, captioned)
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
Includes a Free Bonus DVD
Damrell's Life & Times
Historical perspectives, interviews, music, computer modeling and special effects.- 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.)
