Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 Puleo, Stephen Summary Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters was playing cards in Boston's North End when they heard a tremendous crash. Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters was playing cards in Boston's North End when they heard a tremendous crash. It was like roaring surf, one of them said later. Like a runaway two-horse team smashing through a fence, said another. A third firefighter jumped up from his chair to look out a window. "Oh my God!" he shouted to the other men, "Run!" A 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses had just collapsed on Boston's waterfront, disgorging its contents as a 15-foot-high wave of molasses that at its outset traveled at 35 miles an hour. It demolished wooden homes, even the brick fire stateion. The number of dead wasn't known for days. It would be years before a landmark court battle determined who was responsible for the disaster. - Back cover. Perfect for fans of United States, History, Americas, Engineering & Technology, History Books. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 273 pages · Paperback By Puleo, Stephen Details ISBN: 9780807050217 Author: Puleo, Stephen Format: Paperback Pages: 273 Language: English Publication date: 16 September 2004 Condition: Used – Very Good Rating: 1.00 (1 reviews) About the authors Puleo, Stephen and Stephen Puleo · Publisher: Beacon Press More about this book Reviews Average rating: 1.00/5 · 1 review " -Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press "Giving a human face to tragedy is part of the brilliance of Stephen Puleo's Dark Tide . . . Until they were given voice in this book, the characters who drove the story were forgotten.
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