The great boston molasses flood of 1919 by stephen puleo. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. John marr, san francisco bay guardianshortly after noon on january 15, 1919, a fiftyfoottall steel tank filled with 2. Puleo weaves a tale around the construction and collapse of a 2. Like a runaway twohorse team smashing through a fence, said another.
In the second half, puleo describes the disaster itself and then turns the book into. This page provides resources for more information about boston history, and the flood. 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.
A new 100th anniversary edition of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in us historyand the greed, disregard for poor. Shortly after noon on january 15, 1919, a 50foottall steel tank filled with 2. The great boston molasses flood of, a group of firefighters was playing cards in bostons north end when they heard. A third firefighter jumped up from his chair to look out a windowoh my god. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 so disappointing that i didnt come close to finishing it. Puleo could just as easily be writing about current events as about events in 1919. Jan 09, 2019 historian stephen puleo discusses his book dark tide. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 audio download. The great boston molasses flood of 1919, at the boston public library in copley square. A song called the great molasses disaster appears on the album the dukes of alhazred by the rock band the darkest of the hillside thickets. Dark tide is the definitive account of americas most fascinating and surreal disaster.
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Sep 02, 2003 the boston molasses flood is my favorite quirky historical moment in boston, and this book showed me how much i didnt know about the tragedy. An experts 4 takeaways about bostons great molasses flood. 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. A former awardwinning newspaper reporter and contributor to american more about stephen puleo. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 by stephen puleo 2004, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Plantiffs included the boston elevated railway company, the city of boston, and many individuals.
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The molasses had been stored in an aboveground tank and the tank collapsed one day, killing several people, permanently disabling others, and causing extensive property damage. Along with the allure of telling the molasses flood story for the first time came a flutter of uncertainty about my chances of uncovering sufficient documentation to breathe life into a littleknown subjectwith secondary sources scarce, primary source material would be essential to dark tide s foundation with help see the acknowledgments, i struck gold. Very interesting since many people are not aware this occurred. Stephen puleo is the author of several books including the boston globe bestseller the boston italians and the critically acclaimed boston area bestseller dark tide. The blinkofaneye passage of time is astounding enough to me, but even more amazing and gratifying has been the book s continued popularity and appeal. 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 north end. A former awardwinning newspaper reporter and contributor to american history magazine, he holds a masters degree in history and teaches at suffolk university. Part i of dark tide, as opposed to the rest of the book, was overwhelmingly less interesting. Jan 15, 2019 walking around the north end today, stephen puleo, author of dark tide. Feb 04, 2020 the spring 2011 one book one community selection is dark tide. The great boston molasses flood of 1919 kindle edition by puleo, stephen.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark tide. Dark tide by stephen puleo by joycelopes see profile 052210. It demolished wooden homes, even the brick fire station. Puleo is a powerful historian, weaving together a wide context of political movements, changing views of big business, and military technologies into a hammock in which to rest this one event of 1919.