Today, the North End Waterfront of Boston is a peaceful outdoor recreational space in one of the most historic parts of this legendary city. But just over a hundred years ago, it was the site of one of the most devastating industrial disasters of the 20th century: the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.

What happened here?

Listen as Hannah tells the story of the Great Molasses Flood, and what it can tell us about the pursuit of human flourishing.

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Sources used in this episode:

1. Wikipedia, of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langone_Park

2. Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo (2004, Beacon Press): https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tide-Great-Boston-Molasses/dp/080707800X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PTZ8LMOWSYZF&keywords=dark+tide+the+great+boston+molasses+flood+of+1919&qid=1657928782&sprefix=dark+tide%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1

3. The New York Times: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/01/16/97058317.pdf

4. Boston.com (by the Boston Globe): https://www.boston.com/news/history/2019/01/13/victims-great-boston-molasses-flood-1919/

5. NBC https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/great-boston-molasses-flood-1919-killed-21-after-2-million-n958326

6. History.com https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science

7. History.com https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-enters-world-war- i#:~:text=April%206%2C%201917%3A%20Two%20days,formally%20enters%20World%20War%20I.

8. Google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3661873,-71.0550076,16.34z