The Nile on eBay What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919? by Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ, Dede Putra
Learn about Boston's molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one 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.
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Kirsten Anderson is a writer and actress who lives in New York City with her charming Pomeranian, Sunflower. She has written several biographies for children, including Who Is Zendaya? and Who Is Kamala Harris?
Details ISBN0593520785 Author Dede Putra Pages 112 Audience Age 8-12 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Series What Was? Year 2024 Illustrator Dede Putra ISBN-13 9780593520789 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-04-09 Imprint Penguin Workshop Country of Publication United States Audience Children / Juvenile US Release Date 2024-04-09 DEWEY 363.11966411 We've got this
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