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Fireboat, the Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey

Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 48 in Publisher: Puffin This is On the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey-a retired New York City fireboat reinstated on September 11 2001. Originally launched in 1931. the Harvey was the most powerful fireboat of her time. After the September 11 attacks. with fire hydrants at Ground Zero inoperable and the Hudson River's water supply critical to fighting the blaze. the fire department called on the Harvey for help. There were adjustments-forcing water into hoses by jamming soda bottles and wood into nozzles with a sledgehammer-and then the fireboat's volunteer crew pumped much-needed water to the disaster site. The John J. Harvey proved she was still one of New York's avest! Maira Kalman ings a New York City icon to life. celeating the energy. vitality and hope of a place and its people. Winner of the 2003 Boston GlobeHorn Book Award...

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