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Dark tide, the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, Stephen Puleo

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Dark tide, the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, Stephen Puleo
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-248) and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Dark tide
Nature of contents
bibliography
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39626052251394
Responsibility statement
Stephen Puleo
Sub title
the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
Prologue: Isaac's demons -- Part One: A monster in our midst. Deadline on the waterfront -- Neighborhood weeping -- Along the Gulf Stream -- War and anarchy -- Heavy load -- Part two: Waves of terror. Before... -- Engulfed! -- "I am prepared to meet my God" -- Darkening skies -- Part three: David vs. Goliath. "One of the worst catastrophes" -- Factor of safety -- "A sordid story" -- Epilogue -- List of deceased
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