It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds.
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107 years later, Boston’s Great Molasses Flood still fascinates. Stephen Puleo thinks he knows why.
Decades-old shipwrecks, industrial accidents, and other disasters still sell books and command eyeballs. The author of the definitive account of the flood has a theory.
Slow as molasses? This treacle didn't trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds. On Tuesday, the city marks the 100th anniversary of its most ...
107 years ago on Jan. 15, 1919, 21 people died as hot molasses flooded the streets of Boston.
Steve Puleo is the author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 . On January 15, 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed, flooding Boston's North End with the sticky substance.
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