{"product_id":"what-was-the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919-9780593520772","title":"What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe unbelievable true story of one of the strangest disasters in history--part of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an unusually warm winter day in Boston, Massachusetts, a storage tank in the city's North End burst, flooding the neighborhood with 2.3 million gallons of molasses. The Red Cross, the Army, the Navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School all launched courageous rescue missions to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, and it took hundreds of volunteers several weeks to clean up the streets. Ultimately, the disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. But the tragedy inspired reform that made our cities safer for all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirsten Anderson, Who Hq\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593520772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirsten 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 \u003ci\u003eWho Is Zendaya?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Is Kamala Harris?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43769254740083,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c9898790-a666-48c7-a694-89cb9981b1b7.jpg?v=1757073450","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-was-the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919-9780593520772","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}