Making Sense of the Molly Maguires.
A group of 20 Irish immigrants, suspected of comprising a secret terrorist organization called the "Molly Maguires", were executed in Pennsylvania in the 1870s for the murder of 16 men. This work offers a new interpretation of their dramatic story, tracing the origins of the group.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Abbreviations Used in Footnotes; Introduction; 1 Whiteboys, Ribbonmen, and Molly Maguires; 2 The World of Anthracite; 3 Enter the Molly Maguires; 4 The Rise of a Labor Movement; 5 The Reading Railroad Takes Control; 6 The Return of the Molly Maguires; 7 Rough Justice; 8 The Molly Maguires on Trial; 9 Black Thursday; Epilogue; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.