{"product_id":"dark-tide-the-great-boston-molasses-flood-of-1919-paperback","title":"Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Puleo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The definitive account of America's most fascinating and surreal disaster.\"--John Marr, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Narrated with gusto...[Puleo's] enthusiasm for a little-known catastrophe is infectious.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling...Puleo has done justice to a gripping historical story.\"--Ralph Ranalli, \u003ci\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 100th anniversary edition with a new afterword of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in US history--documenting the greed, disregard for poor immigrants, and lack of safety standards that led to it \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAround noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters was playing cards in Boston's North End when they heard a tremendous crash. One firefighter jumped up from his chair to look out a window--\"Oh my God!\" he shouted to the other men, \"Run!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses had just collapsed on Boston's waterfront, disgorging its contents in a 15-foot-high wave that traveled at 35 miles per hour. It demolished wooden homes, even the brick fire station. The number of dead wasn't known for days. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Tide\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the molasses flood in its full historical context. Tracing the era from the tank's construction in 1915 through the multiyear lawsuit that followed the disaster, and drawing from long-lost court documents, fire department records, and newspaper accounts, Stephen Puleo uses the gripping drama of the molasses flood to examine the sweeping changes brought about by World War I, Prohibition, the anarchist movement, immigration, and the expanding role of big business in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's also a chronicle of the courage of ordinary people, from the firemen caught in an unimaginable catastrophe to Judge Hugh Ogden, the soldier-lawyer who presided over the lawsuit against USIA with heroic impartiality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Puleo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books including the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Italians\u003c\/i\u003e and the critically acclaimed Boston-area bestseller \u003ci\u003eDark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919\u003c\/i\u003e. A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor to \u003ci\u003eAmerican History \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, he holds a master's degree in history and teaches at Suffolk University. He and his wife, Kate, live in the Boston area. Find him online at www.stephenpuleo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52869003706592,"sku":"9780807078006","price":21.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/TEdGQ5YJN49780807078006.webp?v=1781278568","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-tide-the-great-boston-molasses-flood-of-1919-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}