Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

Tuesday, March 11, 2:00pm ET

Free 60-Minute Webinar with Q&A

Please join us on March 11 for an account of the collapse of a 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses by historian Stephen Puleo, drawing from his book Dark Tide.

As written on the back cover of his book: "Thoroughly researched... weaves together the stories of the people and families affected by the disaster, with often heartbreaking glimpses of their fates... The cleanup lasted months, the lawsuits years, the fearful memories a lifetime." —R.E. Schmid, Associated Press

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Stephen Puleo

Author and Historian

Stephen Puleo holds a master's degree in history from UMass-Boston and is a Massachusetts Historical Society Fellow. A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor of articles and book reviews to publications and organizations that include American History magazine, Politico, the Boston Globe, and the Bill of Rights Institute, Puleo has also taught history at Suffolk University in Boston and at UMass-Boston. He has published eight narrative history books.