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Now Boston Does It, Too

In June, The Boston Globe revealed a shocking secret; their city has never had a One Book program.

So, the Globe held a contest that asked readers to vote on a book every Bostonian whould read.

The winner is Dark Tide by Stephen Puleo, a book that chronicles “…one of Boston’s darkest chapters…a gripping narrative about the great North End molasses flood [a molasses tank collapsed] of 1919” and published by local publisher, Beacon Press.

The author will appear later next month at the Boston Public Library.

Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Stephen Puleo
Retail Price: $15.00
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press – (2004-09-16)
ISBN / EAN: 0807050210 / 9780807050217

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2 Responses to “Now Boston Does It, Too”

  1. Brian Says:
    August 23rd, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    Dark Tide was a very interesting read. What a weird (but preventable) event.

  2. Heidi Says:
    September 17th, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    I first learned about this when I read Dennis Lehane’s “The Given Day.” Fascinating.