by Stephen Puleo
Unbelievable true story that happened in 1919 Boston North End. The book is crazy well written, giving detailed information about all the major players and breathing life into the "little people" as well. I also loved the interweaving of national and international historical context. So easy to read...
I was blown away by this, how could something this huge have happened and I didn't know? It also made me wish I knew all history, every single interesting event that ever happened. So, in 1919, there was a gigantic molasses flood in Boston, which is interesting enough. Add in the political climate ...