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Post by librarylady on Jan 16, 2019 23:59:16 GMT
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Post by MaryMary on Jan 17, 2019 0:01:40 GMT
I read that book. So bizarre and horrifying. Can you imagine drowning in molasses?? Awful.
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Post by ellen on Jan 17, 2019 0:25:08 GMT
I read about it last week with my 4th graders. Scholastic News had an article about it. My kids had an omg reaction to it. At first you think it might be a funny story about a weird incident and then you find out many people died and it just shouldn't have happened.
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Post by Sue on Jan 17, 2019 0:26:37 GMT
I've read about it in the past. Such a horrible thing.
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Post by zookeeper on Jan 17, 2019 0:29:23 GMT
They say that on really hot days you can still smell the molasses in the North End. It is still deep underground and the smell seeps out on hot days.
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Post by corinne11 on Jan 17, 2019 0:34:35 GMT
I read about it last week with my 4th graders. Scholastic News had an article about it. My kids had an omg reaction to it. At first you think it might be a funny story about a weird incident and then you find out many people died and it just shouldn't have happened. I also read it last year with my students through a Historicool Magazine I buy. I had never heard of it before - of course we had to spend a few minutes discussing what molasses was first. It was a terrible tragedy and we related it to how important health and safety laws are now. Corinne |
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Post by zookeeper on Jan 17, 2019 1:05:36 GMT
Thanks for this thread! Because of it, I just downloaded Dark Tide on my Kindle...can't wait to read it!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jan 17, 2019 1:45:33 GMT
I read about it a few years ago. It's a pretty interesting story of a tragic event.
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Post by sweetpea4utoo on Jan 17, 2019 15:00:41 GMT
Damn. Your title brought me in. Couldn't imagine what that would be! I've lived in Maine all of my life and visited Boston's North End, many times and I had never heard of it. Off to see if my library has the book. (and I'm not a reader...) TFS!
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Post by smartypants71 on Jan 17, 2019 15:13:26 GMT
I only learned of this by watching an episode of Drunk History.
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Post by thundergal on Jan 17, 2019 16:47:02 GMT
(I feel like I follow you around, OP, as often as I'm drawn to what you post about...swear I'm not stalking you!)
I had never heard of this in my life until Karen Kilgariff covered it on My Favorite Murder pretty recently. I was stunned by the complete strangeness and utter devastation of this event. Fascinating and sad.
ETA after reading entire article:
My gosh, there really is a LOT to consider with this disaster. I'm glad the author of the book is so passionate about giving it the place in history it deserves.
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