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Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
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Anyone who had parents who grew up in Boston heard the story passed down about the great Molasses Flood. It was usually told in an offhand manner, ending with "on a hot day you can still smell the molasses". This is the whole story, and there isn't anything offhand about it. A very good piece of social, as well as labor history. I, of course, ended up taking the book to the scene of the crime and retracing the steps. Fascinating.
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May 18, 2010 12:53PM
Now here鈥檚 a coincidence; some friends and I were just discussing this last night. Most of us had never heard of it. This certainly should make for an interesting read.
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I find it fascinating that you would take the book to the scene of the crime and retrace the steps. That's something I would be likely to do myself. What did you learn by experienceing that first-hand? It always puts me in awe to think about the past in connection to the present, whether it be in physical surroundings, relationship to people of the past, current events (both local and global), or cultural history by word-of-mouth. I've added this to my TBR list...who knows, maybe someday I will have the good fortune to travel to Boston, and perhaps take the book and retrace the steps myself.
My father was born in the North End in 1930, and he always said "You know, on really hot days, you could still smell the molasses." (just like you said)
