The great molasses flood of 1919 kindle edition by puleo, stephen. Stephen puleo, author of dark tide, gives a guided tour of one of boston s most infamous disaster sites the great molasses flood of 1919. Jan 14, 2019 stephen puleo will discuss his book, dark tide. John marr, san francisco bay guardianshortly after noon on january 15, 1919, a fiftyfoottall steel tank filled with 2. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 stephen puleo, author. The author has written the only known book about this tragedy. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 free download pdf.
A former awardwinning newspaper reporter and contributor to american history magazine, he holds a masters degree in history and teaches at suffolk. Puleo weaves a tale around the construction and collapse of a 2. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 by stephen puleo 2003, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The great boston molasses flood of, a group of firefighters was playing cards in bostons north end when they heard. Around noon on january 15, 1919, a group of firefighters was playing car. Shortly after noon on january 15, 1919, a fiftyfoottall steel tank filled with 2. A new 100th anniversary edition of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in us historyand the greed, disregard for poor. Puleo could just as easily be writing about current events as about events in 1919. I enjoyed the historical information about the history of the molasses tank which held 2. An experts 4 takeaways about bostons great molasses flood. It demolished wooden homes, even the brick fire station. The great boston molasses flood of 1919, published by beacon press. Dark tide encompasses far more than the molasses disaster in 1919, but links the event to other historical, national and world events of the time.
Nov 10, 2010 stephen puleo is author of the boston globe best seller the boston italians and the critically acclaimed dark tide. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 by stephen puleo 3,576 ratings, 3. On january 15, 1919, a huge steel tank filled with more than 2 million. Feb 04, 2020 the spring 2011 one book one community selection is dark tide. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 by stephen puleo 2004, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Jan, 2019 those most affected by the tragedy were ordinary people, stephen puleo wrote in the comprehensive history of the event dark tide. Jan 16, 2020 the great molasses flood of 1919 sugarysweet molasses turned deadly on january 15, 1919, when a holding tank burst and sent 2. I really detested puleos storytelling style so much that i ended up closing the book before getting to the actual flood. A former awardwinning newspaper reporter and contributor to american more about stephen puleo.
The great boston molasses flood of 1919 from the worlds largest community of readers. A third firefighter jumped up from his chair to look out a windowoh my god. Dark tide is about the great molasses flood of 1919. Stephen puleo is author of the boston globe best seller the boston italians and the critically acclaimed dark tide. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A former awardwinning newspaper reporter and contributor to american history magazine, he holds a masters degree in history and wrote his thesis on italian immigration and the settlement of boston s. The dark tide of the title refers to the flood of molasses that was unleashed on boston s north end in january 1919. Plantiffs included the boston elevated railway company, the city of boston, and many individuals. Like a runaway twohorse team smashing through a fence, said another. Author stephen puleo talked about his book, dark tide. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 audio download. Historian stephen puleo discusses his book dark tide. The great molasses flood, also known as the boston molasses disaster or the great boston molasses flood, and sometimes referred to locally as the boston molassacre, occurred on january 15, 1919, in the north end neighborhood of boston, massachusetts. It is written in great detail, including the legal aspects which finally brought to light the truth in a.
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