Traces the rise of the Molly Maguires from Ireland's devastating potato famine to the turbulent dawn of the American labor movement. With a heavy emphasis on the folk culture that underpinned the Mollies, the book documents the group's Civil War rebirth in Pennsylvania, and its lasting influence.
Publisher: Fordham University Press (January 01, 2015)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 384 pages
Protection: DRM
Language: English