Boek
In the 1840s there was a real vounteer firefighter named Mose Humphreys whosebravery was reknown throughout New York City. Plays about him began beingperformed on Broadway in 1848 and over the years his strength and heroics tookon largerthanlife proportions much like those of Paul Bunyan. Mary PopeOsborne has honed down the legends about him to a brief dramatic sometimescomical but ultimately moving text of picture book length. Steve Johnson andLou Fanchers stunning paintings capture this 8foottall superhero rushinginto burning buildings saving babies and bankers and wolfing down the feastsbestowed upon him by the grateful citizens of old New Yorkuntil the one bighotel fire after which he was never seen again. The author has included ahistorical note about the origins of this tall tale and the book is dedicatedto the 343 New York City firefighters who gave their lives to save others onSeptember 11 2001. Mary Pope Osborne included a longer different versionof this legend in her distinguished collection American Tall Tales. Fromthe Hardcover edition. «
Boeklezers.nl is een netwerk voor sociaal lezen. Wij helpen lezers nieuwe boeken en schrijvers ontdekken, en brengen lezers met elkaar en schrijvers in contact. Meer lezen »
Er zijn nog geen recensies voor dit boek.