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Post by zookeeper on Oct 4, 2019 2:30:29 GMT
This is a fascinating story. I love Boston and the North End and I thought I was going to be a reading a story to would show me more about the area that I love. It actually opened my eyes to politics in the area at the time.
This a 26 foot tall wave of molasses that destroyed the port of Boston in what is now known as the North End. It killed people and destroyed businesses.
If you want an educational and interesting read...please download this book.
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Post by zookeeper on Oct 4, 2019 2:42:11 GMT
This happened in January 1919. This was one of the first lawsuits against an American company for negligence.
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Post by lucyg on Oct 4, 2019 5:35:13 GMT
I thought for sure this was going to be a librarylady thread.  Thanks ... I hadn’t even heard of this story before. |
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Post by MaryMary on Oct 4, 2019 5:41:03 GMT
I thought this was an excellent read!
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Post by rainangel on Oct 4, 2019 6:23:27 GMT
I think I heard about this because My Favorite Murder (the podcast) tells this story in one of their episodes. Such a sad and bizarre story. Thanks for the tip, I'd love to learn more about this!
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Post by corinne11 on Oct 4, 2019 6:28:39 GMT
Last year I read this story with a group of Year 4 students in an extension reading group. ( we read lots of history, and non fiction texts) It was such an interesting story and yes, led us into discussing how health and safety laws are so important and how lucky we are to live in a country that (generally) has quite high levels of responsibility for companies. We even connected to our rules at school about keeping us safe.  Corinne I'm going to go in search of this book now! |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 4, 2019 8:11:33 GMT
Wow, what a fascinating story! I’m surprised that I’ve never heard about it before. I mean, I’m not American, but you’d think that such an unusual disaster would be more well known.
I know it’s not funny, because a lot of people were killed or injured, but I did think it rather amusing that the disaster became known locally as the ‘Boston Molassacre.”
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Post by Jili on Oct 4, 2019 12:26:51 GMT
I thought for sure this was going to be a librarylady thread. Thanks ... I hadn’t even heard of this story before. I thought this, too! This sounds like a good read. I remember hearing or reading something about this when we visited Boston a few years ago. I might need to check it out. |
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Post by peaname on Oct 4, 2019 12:44:13 GMT
If you like that book you might also enjoy The Radium Girls by Kate Moore it tells the story of the young women in the early 20th century who were encouraged to lick the paintbrushes they used to paint radium dials on watches and navigational instruments.
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 4, 2019 13:08:01 GMT
I think I heard about this because My Favorite Murder (the podcast) tells this story in one of their episodes. Such a sad and bizarre story. Thanks for the tip, I'd love to learn more about this! I learned about it from an episode of Drunk History! |
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Post by Jen in NCal on Oct 4, 2019 16:46:43 GMT
Wow, what a fascinating story! I’m surprised that I’ve never heard about it before. I mean, I’m not American, but you’d think that such an unusual disaster would be more well known. I know it’s not funny, because a lot of people were killed or injured, but I did think it rather amusing that the disaster became known locally as the ‘Boston Molassacre.” Now I'm going to read it just because it was call a molassacre. That's awesome. |
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Post by lynnek on Oct 4, 2019 16:52:20 GMT
Fascinating! I added it to my list. Thanks for the tip!
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Post by auntkelly on Oct 4, 2019 16:57:24 GMT
I've had this book on my Kindle for ages but haven't read it yet. I'm almost certain I originally heard about this book on Two Peas. Thanks for reminding me about it.
I'm a nonfiction junkie!
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Post by stampinfraulein on Oct 4, 2019 22:33:52 GMT
If you like that book you might also enjoy The Radium Girls by Kate Moore it tells the story of the young women in the early 20th century who were encouraged to lick the paintbrushes they used to paint radium dials on watches and navigational instruments. The Radium Girls was a fascinating book. So maddening because of what those poor women endured and the disgusting way that the companies were allowed to behave.
I was just in the North End of Boston a week ago yesterday. I'm going to check out this book!
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 5, 2019 1:25:05 GMT
Thank you for sharing!
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Post by flanz on Oct 5, 2019 3:58:24 GMT
Thanks so much. I'm going to add both this and Radium Girls to my list.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2019 12:27:57 GMT
I read about it as a kid in one of those Scholastic 'horrors and disasters' type books. Knew immediately what you were talking about from the thread title. And a good reminder why we need regulations. |
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Thanks ... I hadn’t even heard of this story before.
