"The Amber Flood - The day a tidal wave of beer drowned a London slum" investigates the bizarre tragedy of October 17, 1814. In the St. Giles rookery of London, a massive 22-foot-tall fermentation vat at the Meux & Co. Brewery burst. The explosion unleashed 320,000 gallons of porter, creating a 15-foot tsunami of beer that smashed through brewery walls and destroyed the surrounding tenements.Author William Carter details the forensic aftermath of the disaster, which killed eight people-mostly women and children in basements. The book explores the lack of regulation, the poverty of the Irish...