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I found the parts about the families, the people involved, the flood itself, and the trial after to be quite interesting. Where I lost interest was in the political discussion and the anarchists. I read the ebook, which apparently came from the slightly later paperback edition, which included an additional afterword. This was interesting, as the author described letters he received from descendants of many of the people involved

I‘m sure a lot of people were sorry after the great molasses flood in Boston. 21 people were killed, not to mention plenty of animals (apparently the poor horses in the area had an impossible time escaping the molasses. 😢)

Apparently it was pretty obvious that the containers were overfilled and not well built. Such a tragedy that didn‘t have to happen.

#illmakeyousorry #nofemmeber

#reread. Holds up. The centennial of this terrible event is coming up. My mom got my copy signed a few years ago at a reading.

4/5 stars. Damon Hall was a real life Atticus Finch.

Starting this today

A well-written account of a disaster that sounds unbelievable but must have been horrific to go through. Engineering nerds may find this especially interesting because of the talk about the tank's structural integrity. The judge's report is probably an interesting read as well.

Ha!