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Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City

By Bench Ansfield
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Bench Ansfield breaks down a common misconception around a chaotic time in American history through a detailed examination of housing insecurity across the globe.

Winner of the Parkman Prize

One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2025

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2025

The Skipped History Podcast Best Book of the Year


“Revelatory.… Deeply researched and masterfully told.” —Brian Goldstone, New York Times Book Review


The explosive account of the arson wave that hit the Bronx and other American cities in the 1970s—and its legacy today.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning!” That legendary and apocryphal phrase, allegedly uttered by announcer...

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