8vo xii, 336 pp, acknowledgments, abbreviations used in footnotes,

8vo xii, 336 pp, acknowledgments, abbreviations used in footnotes, introduction, 1. Whiteboys, Ribbonmen, and Molly Meguires; 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 Justics; 8. The Molly Maguires on Trial; 9. Black Thursday; epilogue, conclusion, appendices, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations. First Edition, 1998. "Arguing that such sources are inadequate to serve as the basis for a factual narrative, author Kevin the author examines the ideology behind contemporary evidence to explain how and why a particular meaning came to be associated with the Molly Maguires in Ireland and Pennsylvania. At the same time, this work examines new archival evidence from Ireland that establishes that the American Molly Maguires were a rare transatlantic strand of the violent protest endemic in the Irish countryside." Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Illustrated wrappers.