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Aug. 16th, 2004 08:15 amMore 50bookchallenge books:
#34: The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait by Frederic Morton: A comprehensive history of the Rothschild family, from Mayer Rothschild's beginnings in the Frankfurt ghetto to the 1960s. Weaving family history and world history, the book gives a fascinating look into the ways in which the Rothschilds helped shape European history from the mid-18th century through the mid-20th century (the edition of the book that I read was published in the mid-1960s; there is, I believe, an updated version of the book now available).
#35: Dark Tide: the great Boston molasses flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo: On January 15, 1919, the giant molasses tank located in Boston's North End disintegrated, causing a flood of 2.3 million gallons of molasses. In its path, buildings were destroyed and 21 people were killed. According to the author, this is the first book to investigate the complete story of the molasses flood, putting it into historical context and exploring the impact of the disaster on Boston and its people
#34: The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait by Frederic Morton: A comprehensive history of the Rothschild family, from Mayer Rothschild's beginnings in the Frankfurt ghetto to the 1960s. Weaving family history and world history, the book gives a fascinating look into the ways in which the Rothschilds helped shape European history from the mid-18th century through the mid-20th century (the edition of the book that I read was published in the mid-1960s; there is, I believe, an updated version of the book now available).
#35: Dark Tide: the great Boston molasses flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo: On January 15, 1919, the giant molasses tank located in Boston's North End disintegrated, causing a flood of 2.3 million gallons of molasses. In its path, buildings were destroyed and 21 people were killed. According to the author, this is the first book to investigate the complete story of the molasses flood, putting it into historical context and exploring the impact of the disaster on Boston and its people
