The Great Molasses Flood : Boston, 1919 /

An account of the January 1919 molasses tank explosion in Boston, Massachusetts, seeks to uncover why the tank blew up and who was to blame through primary sources and archival photographs that show the extent of the damage.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kops, Deborah
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2012.
Subjects:	Industrial accidents > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature. Molasses industry > Accidents > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature. Alcohol industry > Accidents > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature. Floods > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature. Boston (Mass.) > History > Juvenile literature. Industrial accidents > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century. Molasses industry > Accidents > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century. Floods > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 20th century. North End (Boston, Mass.) > History. Boston (Mass.) > History.

Table of Contents:

Lunchtime near the harbor
A terrible wave
Hundreds to the rescue
Who is to blame?
A flood of stories
A real or mythical bomber?