Reddit reviews Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

For anyone who hasn't read it, Dark Tide is a great book that goes into depth about the lead up, accident, and aftermath.

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210

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"One late summer's day, the yacht Trashman set sail from Annapolis to Florida. On board were five young people: John, the captain; Meg, Mark, Brad, and Debbie Scaling. When the boat sailed into a gale, the eighty-knot winds shredded the sails. Forty-foot seas crashed through the cabin windows, and Trashman sank, leaving the crew adrift in a rubber dinghy. Albatross tells the story of how Debbie and Brad survived and how the tragedy changed Debbie Scaling's life forever."

have not read yet, supposed to be good:
Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival

Actually it’s a pretty half-assed article. Great subject, but the so-called mystery is pure hype. The only revelation, and it’s not much of one, is offering an explanation of the speed that the molasses traveled. But the rest — why the tank collapsed, how people died (duh!), etc. — is explained in detail in “Dark Tide,” a very good book on the subject. Rather shoddy reporting on the part of the Times to be unaware of the book’s existence. But then there wouldn’t have been a “mystery” to write about.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480173259&sr=1-2&keywords=dark+tide

The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/01/14/nearly-century-later-new-insight-into-cause-great-molasses-flood/CNqLYc0T58kNo3MxP872iM/story.html

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210

Dark Tide is a great book all about the flood and why it happened, both the science and the politics.

Also, the notion that "for nearly 100 years, the Great Molasses Flood has remained a great mystery," is pretty far off the mark.

I had to read it in college. It is actually very interesting. I provided a link to the book for those that are interested.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0807050210?pc_redir=1405433114&robot_redir=1

If you like this story you have to read Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo. I couldn't put it down and ended up reading it in one sitting. Looks like you can get it for 90 cents used on Amazon!

Dark Tide
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210

1st act of U.S. domestic terrorism i believe. "Dark Tide" about it was a pretty good read. the molasses was all about war supply chain / munitions (Industrial Alcohol) back in the day: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210

[Dark Tide] (http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210)

also [The Dante Club] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dante_Club) is a lighter fiction based book in boston

Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo. Kind of niche topic, but a good read.

You can read to book dark tide if you want more info.
It would probably make a good movie actually...
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/0807050210
Great book on the tragedy