Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

The story of the Molasses Flood is here... along with a lot of other superfluous information. Yes, it's nice that the author sought to frame the disaster against the events of the era, but expect to read many, many pages of material tangentially related the the flood. Anarchists, labor unions, transcontinental shipping, WW I in Europe, and politics represent the lion's share of the book - out of 238 pages, maybe 75 truly focus on the flood, and even those could be condensed. Every single person involved in the disaster is here, but do we really need to know the minute details of their entire lives? Not really. The last quarter of the book, the legal case regarding the flood, is skimmable at best.

ordered book for my dad in maine. very fast delivery to rural coastal town and book was very much enjoyed. good true story that gave perspective on life back then and how important molasses was to Boston , new england distribution, and the commerce involved.

Amazing story!! How did I not know about this? A must read. Very well written, I will be buying more books from this author

I loved this book. First that it is a true story, and second because I learned a lot about American History. Who knew Molasses had so many uses? I would recommend this book.

Very informative book, has many details of this disaster

Great historical story- so interesting and well written

Reads like fiction but tells the true story of the flood. The research is incredibly evident!

A story I never knew. Quite interesting read.