1 May, 2012
On Wednesday, May 9 at 7PM, "Dark Tide" author Stephen Puleo will be in Hopkinton for a discussion of his book. The book discussion, arranged by the Hopkinton Public Library, will take place at the Hopkinton Senior Center and the host for the evening will be Board of Selectmen Chairman Todd Cestari. After the discussion, books will be available for purchase and signing.
Dark Tide: he Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Shortly after noon on January 15, 1919, a 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed on Boston’s waterfront, disgorging its contents in a 15-foot-high wave of molasses that traveled at 35 miles per hour. The Great Boston Molasses Flood claimed the lives of 21 people and caused widespread destruction. For the first time, the story of the flood is told here in its full historical context, from the tank’s construction in 1915 through the multiyear lawsuit that followed the disaster. Dark Tide uses the gripping drama of the 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. It’s also a chronicle of the courage of ordinary people, from the firemen caught in an unimaginable catastrophe to the soldier-lawyer who presided over the lawsuit with heroic impartiality.
Steve Puleo donates a portion of his book proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of juvenile (type 1) diabetes research worldwide. To learn more, visit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation website.
