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Smith, Dennis Edward was born on September 9, 1940 in New York City. Son of John and Mary (Hogan) Smith.
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Glitter and Ash
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Report from Ground Zero
(The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered ...)
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan’s Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York’s devastated fire and police departments. This is Smith’s vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies. “It is,” says Smith, “the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor.” Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who—in America’s darkest hours—redefined our understanding of courage.
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A Song for Mary: An Irish-American Memory
(Growing up in the rough and tumble of New York City in th...)
Growing up in the rough and tumble of New York City in the 1940s and 50s, Dennis Smith was dirt-poor, Irish Catholic and missing a father. Told in a first person narrative, this is a powerful odyssey of a young man coming of age in a confusing world.
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Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
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Report From Engine Company 82 by Dennis Smith (14-Oct-1999) Paperback
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Brassy the Fire Engine Saves the City by Smith, Dennis (2005) Hardcover
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Report from Ground Zero Paperback - February 25, 2003
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(Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words) Author: Dennis Smith published on (March, 2002)
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(Report from Ground Zero) Author: Dennis Smith published on (February, 2003)
(The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered ...)
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan's Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York's devastated fire and police departments.This is Smith's vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies. "It is," says Smith, "the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor." Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who--in America's darkest hours--redefined our understanding of courage.
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Report from Ground Zero Publisher: Plume
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San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires by Smith, Dennis (2005) Hardcover
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San Francisco Is Burning - on Playaway
(Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book on the go...)
Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book on the go. An all-in-one format, the player and content are combined in one 2 ounce unit and it comes with everything you need to start listening immediately. No separate player needed, no CDs, no downloads - just press play! "At 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by one of the worst earthquakes in history, instantly killing hundreds. The ensuing fires that ravaged the city for days were responsible for the deaths of as many as 3,000 more. In all, 522 blocks and 28,188 buildings were leveled, and some 200,000 people dislocated. This watershed event in American history has never before been told with the richness of historical detail and insight that our foremost historian of fire, Dennis Smith, brings to it in San Francisco Is Burning. Smith cinematically recounts this terrible tragedy through the stories of the people who lived through those terrible days -- from a valiant naval officer who helped save the city's piers and wharves to Eugene Schmitz, the crooked mayor, to the ""debonair scoundrel"" Abe Ruef, the most erudite city boss in American history. Throughout, Smith reveals many unknown details about the event, from the city's great vulnerability to fire -- due to its corrupt and hasty building practices -- to the widespread racism the quake unleashed and the atrocities committed by national guardsmen. Told with verve and a seasoned firefighter's knowledge, San Francisco Is Burning is the gripping and definitive account of one of the greatest disasters of the twentieth century."
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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind/A Song for Mary (Reader's Digest Select Editions in Large Type, Volume 108: 2000)
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Glitter & Ash
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Report from Ground Zero by Dennis Smith (18-Mar-2002) Paperback
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Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words FIREFIGHTERS: THEIR LIVES IN THEIR OWN WORDS By Smith, Dennis ( Author )Mar-12-2002 Paperback
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The final fire
(mystery novel)
mystery novel
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Steely Blue
(A Great Read from a Well known Author!!!)
A Great Read from a Well known Author!!!
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Report from Ground Zero. Collector's Edition in Full Leather
(Book Description Publication Date: March 18, 2002 The tr...)
Book Description Publication Date: March 18, 2002 The tragic events of September 11, 2001 forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan's Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York's devastated fire and police departments. This is Smith's vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim more than five thousand lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss has had on their families and their companies. Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who-in America's darkest hours-redefined our understanding of courage.
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Little Fire Engine That Saved the City,
(Brassy the Fire Engine serves his town well, putting out ...)
Brassy the Fire Engine serves his town well, putting out fire after fire. But as the years pass and the town turns into a city, bigger and newer fire engines take over. But one day, an emergency arises and only Brassy is able to come to the rescue. Brassy is an appealing character in the tradition of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Little Engine That Could. This is a charming and classic picture book about an underdog who saves the day.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385262574/?tag=2022091-20
Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center Hardcover - March 18, 2002
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010EVIS5I/?tag=2022091-20
Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words
(An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the b...)
An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession. Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most dramatic and intense experiences on the job. Their stories, compiled here, are timeless testimonies to the human capacity for heroism and nobility. Focusing on the most courageous firefighters, from those who have been decorated for heroism to those who have been seriously injured, Firefighters presents the extraordinarily rich and rugged voices of men and women who fight urban building fires, who battle sweeping forest fires, who perform emergency rescues, and who face extreme danger and risk as part of their everyday lives. Sometimes brave, sometimes funny, sometimes bittersweet or filled with anger, these voices combine to make Firefighters both a riveting adventure drama and a moving chronicle of American heroism at its finest.
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San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
(At 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 1906, San Franci...)
At 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by one of the worst earthquakes in history, instantly killing hundreds. The ensuing fires that ravaged the city for days were responsible for the deaths of as many as 3,000 more. In all, 522 blocks and 28,188 buildings were leveled, and some 200,000 people dislocated. This watershed event in American history has never before been told with the richness of historical detail and insight that our foremost historian of fire, Dennis Smith, brings to it in San Francisco Is Burning. Smith cinematically recounts this terrible tragedy through the stories of the people who lived through those terrible days, from a valiant naval officer who helped save the city's piers and wharves to Eugene Schmitz, the crooked mayor, to the "debonair scoundrel" Abe Ruef, the most erudite city boss in American history. Throughout, Smith reveals many unknown details about the event, from the city's great vulnerability to fire, due to its corrupt and hasty building practices, to the widespread racism the quake unleashed and the atrocities committed by national guardsmen. Told with verve and a seasoned firefighter's knowledge, San Francisco Is Burning is the gripping and definitive account of one of the greatest disasters of the twentieth century.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BMY23S/?tag=2022091-20
Report from Ground Zero : The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center by Smith, Dennis (2002) Hardcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010WFNK0E/?tag=2022091-20
Brassy the Fire Engine Saves the City
(Brassy the Fire Engine serves his town well, putting out ...)
Brassy the Fire Engine serves his town well, putting out fire after fire. But as the years pass and the town turns into a city, bigger and newer fire engines take over. But one day, an emergency arises and only Brassy is able to come to the rescue. Brassy is an appealing character in the tradition of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Little Engine That Could. This is a charming and classic picture book about an underdog who saves the day.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316761354/?tag=2022091-20
- Report from Ground Zero : The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Cen
- Little Fire Engine That Saved the City, (Reliable fire engine Number Four, retired in favor of new...)
- A Song for Mary: An Irish-American Memory (Growing up on the streets of New York City in the 1940s a...)
Dennis Edward Smith
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, New York University, 1970. Master of Arts, New York University, 1972.
Career
Adjunct assistan professor College New Rochelle, 1973-1974. Fireman City of New York, 1963-1980. Founder, public, editor in chief Firehouse Magazine, New York City, 1976-1989.
Chairman First Responders Finance, LLC, since 2005.
Achievements
Works
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Report from Ground Zero. Collector's Edition in Full Leather
(Book Description Publication Date: March 18, 2002 The tr...)
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Little Fire Engine That Saved the City,
(Reliable fire engine Number Four, retired in favor of new...)
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A Song for Mary: An Irish-American Memory
(Growing up on the streets of New York City in the 1940s a...)
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A Song for Mary: An Irish-American Memory
(Growing up in the rough and tumble of New York City in th...)
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Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words
(An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the b...)
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Report from Ground Zero
(The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered ...)
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(Report from Ground Zero) Author: Dennis Smith published on (February, 2003)
(The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered ...)
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Little Fire Engine That Saved the City,
(Brassy the Fire Engine serves his town well, putting out ...)
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Brassy the Fire Engine Saves the City
(Brassy the Fire Engine serves his town well, putting out ...)
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San Francisco Is Burning - on Playaway
(Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book on the go...)
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Steely Blue
(A Great Read from a Well known Author!!!)
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Glitter and Ash
(Book by Smith, Dennis)
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The final fire
(mystery novel)
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San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
(At 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 1906, San Franci...)
- Report from Ground Zero : The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Cen
- Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
- Report From Engine Company 82 by Dennis Smith (14-Oct-1999) Paperback
- Brassy the Fire Engine Saves the City by Smith, Dennis (2005) Hardcover
- Report from Ground Zero Paperback - February 25, 2003
- (Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words) Author: Dennis Smith published on (March, 2002)
- Report from Ground Zero Publisher: Plume
- San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires by Smith, Dennis (2005) Hardcover
- Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind/A Song for Mary (Reader's Digest Select Editions in Large Type, Volume 108: 2000)
- Glitter & Ash
- Report from Ground Zero by Dennis Smith (18-Mar-2002) Paperback
- Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words FIREFIGHTERS: THEIR LIVES IN THEIR OWN WORDS By Smith, Dennis ( Author )Mar-12-2002 Paperback
- Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center Hardcover - March 18, 2002
- Report from Ground Zero : The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center by Smith, Dennis (2002) Hardcover
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Report from Ground Zero. Collector's Edition in Full Leather
Membership
Member of the board advisors Boys and Girls Clubs American, New York City, New York City Cultural Affairs. Board directors The New York Fire Safety Foundation. Board directors, chairman Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, New York City, New York Academy Art.
Board directors, pres.Found. for Health and Safety American Firefighters. Board directors Ireland House at New York University. With United States Air Force, 1957-1960.
Member Union League Club, Irish Georgian Society (board directors).
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Kearney, August 24, 1963 (divorced May 1988). Children: Brendan, Dennis, Sean, Deirdre and Aislinn (twins). Married Katina Arts Meyer, December 25, 1997.
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Political Party
Democrat