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One Book One Community Companion Page for Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

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The spring 2011 One Book One Community selection is Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo. This page provides resources for more information about Boston History, and the Flood.

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Search these databases to find out more about this period in Massachusetts history. A BSU login is required. Please ask a reference librarian if you need assistance.

History

These links provide additional background information to Boston history at the time of the flood.

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Alternate Reads

The first two selections are for younger readers. Adults who have already read Dark Tide, or who prefer fiction may want to read The Given Day.

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Lesson Plans

Lesson plans from James Hayes-Bohanan's Geographic Frameworks class are available here.

More Information

Related books from Maxwell Library.

Map

map showing site of the molasses flood

Site of the Flood