What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919
By (Author) Kirsten Anderson
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra
Penguin Putnam Inc
Penguin Workshop
7th May 2024
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Children's / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Children's / Teenage social topics: Accidents, disasters or emergencies
363.11966411
Physical Properties
Paperback
112
Width 135mm, Height 194mm, Spine 7mm
125g
Description
Learn about Boston's molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was series. An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, led by the Red Cross, the Army, the Navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School. With the help of hundreds of volunteers over the course of several weeks, the streets were cleaned up. But the smell of molasses and the horror of the preventable tragedy lingered for decades to come.
Author Bio
Kirsten Anderson is a writer and actress who lives in New York City with her charming Pomeranian, Sunflower. She has written several biographies for children, including Who Is Zendaya and Who Is Kamala Harris
