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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

By Stephen , Puleo

Book information

Publisher
Beacon Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0807050202, 0807050210, 9780807096673, 9780807050217, 0807096679
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
2 MB (2332607 bytes)
Pages
(xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Alcohol industry--Accidents--Massachusetts--Boston

Description

Isaac's demons -- A monster in our midst -- Deadline on the waterfront -- Neighborhood weeping -- Along the Gulf Stream -- War and anarchy -- Heavy load -- Waves of terror -- Before -- Engulfed! -- "I am prepared to meet my God" -- Darkening skies -- David vs. Goliath -- "One of the worst catastrophes" -- Factor of safety -- "A sordid story" -- List of deceased.;Chronicles the January 15, 1919 Boston Molasses Flood that killed twenty-one people when over two million gallons of molasses poured out of the steel tank that stored it and traveled through the city's North End.

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