Traces the rise of the Molly Maguires from Irelandâ 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 groupâ s Civil War rebirth in Pennsylvania, and its lasting influence.
Traces the rise of the Molly Maguires from Irelandâ 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 groupâ s Civil War rebirth in Pennsylvania, and its lasting influence.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Mark Bulik is a senior editor at The New York Times. He is the author of The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War.
Inhaltsangabe
PART I Introduction: The Fountainhead 3 1 "A Slumbering Volcano" 10 PART II 2 The Black Pig's Realm 25 3 The Secret Societies 44 4 Land and Politics 62 5 The Molly Maguires 77 PART III 6 Brotherly Love 109 7 The Hibernians 122 8 Another Ulster 139 9 Resurrection 166 10 "Brave Sons of Molly" 183 11 Mars in Mahantango 193 12 "A Damned Hard Hole" 203 13 "A Howling Wilderness" 221 14 Parting Shots 235 15 The Road to Black Thursday 254 16 Shadows of the Gunmen 288 Notes 319 Index 357 Illustrations follow page 182
PART I Introduction: The Fountainhead 3 1 "A Slumbering Volcano" 10 PART II 2 The Black Pig's Realm 25 3 The Secret Societies 44 4 Land and Politics 62 5 The Molly Maguires 77 PART III 6 Brotherly Love 109 7 The Hibernians 122 8 Another Ulster 139 9 Resurrection 166 10 "Brave Sons of Molly" 183 11 Mars in Mahantango 193 12 "A Damned Hard Hole" 203 13 "A Howling Wilderness" 221 14 Parting Shots 235 15 The Road to Black Thursday 254 16 Shadows of the Gunmen 288 Notes 319 Index 357 Illustrations follow page 182
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