02508nam 2200613Ia 450 991045400900332120200520144314.01-280-76096-60-19-802662-5(CKB)1000000000578158(EBL)272244(OCoLC)476009804(SSID)ssj0000196114(PQKBManifestationID)11208938(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196114(PQKBWorkID)10141705(PQKB)11470579(MiAaPQ)EBC272244(Au-PeEL)EBL272244(CaPaEBR)ebr10278083(CaONFJC)MIL76096(EXLCZ)99100000000057815819961216d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMaking sense of the Molly Maguires[electronic resource] /Kevin KennyNew York Oxford University Press19981 online resource (365 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-511631-3 0-19-510664-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-328) and index.Contents; 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; IndexA group of 20 Irish immigrants, suspected of comprising a secret terrorist organization called the ""Molly Maguires"", were executed in Pennsylvania in the 1870's for the murder of 16 men. This work offers a new interpretation of their dramatic story, tracing the origins of the group.Coal minersPennsylvaniaHistoryIrish AmericansPennsylvaniaHistoryIrish AmericansPennsylvaniaSocial conditionsElectronic books.Coal minersHistory.Irish AmericansHistory.Irish AmericansSocial conditions.364.10609748973.82Kenny Kevin1960-850128MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454009003321Making sense of the Molly Maguires1898292UNINA