What was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
"An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed 21 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,...
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Penguin Workshop,
2024.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Anderson, Kirsten, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a What was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? / |c by Kirsten Anderson ; illustrated by Dede Putra. |
| 246 | 3 | |a What was the Great Molasses Flood of nineteen nineteen? | |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Penguin Workshop, |c 2024. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2024 | |
| 300 | |a 107 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 21 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (page 106-107). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The North End -- A rush to build -- Warning signs -- The last molasses delivery -- The wave -- Desperate hours -- After the flood -- USIA's defense -- The plaintiffs' case -- Blame and money -- Timelines. | |
| 520 | |a "An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed 21 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"--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 521 | |a Ages 8-12 |b Penguin Workshop. | ||
| 651 | 0 | |a Boston (Mass.) |x History |y 1865- |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Floods |z Massachusetts |z Boston |x History |y 20th century |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Industrial accidents |z Massachusetts |z Boston |x History |y 20th century |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Molasses industry |x Accidents |z Massachusetts |z Boston |x History |y 20th century |v Juvenile nonfiction. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Putra, Dede |c (Illustrator), |e illustrator. | |
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