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1969 book - The Great Molly Maguire Hoax - PA anthracite coal mining - McCarthy

1969 book - The Great Molly Maguire Hoax - PA anthracite coal mining - McCarthy

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    1969 book - The Great Molly Maguire Hoax - PA anthracite coal mining - McCarthy
    The Great Molly Maguire Hoax
    Charles A. McCarthy
    Book entitled:
    The Great Molly Maguire Hoax
    , written by Charles A. McCarthy, and published by Cro Woods Publishing in 1969. Hardcover book with dust jacket, 152 pages. The author believes that the Molly Maguires were invented by Franklin B. Gowen (president of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad) as a means to crush attempts to unionize anthracite miners, and as a personal vendetta against one of the supposed Molly leaders, John K. Kehoe.
    Condition
    Previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket showing edgewear with several tears up to 0.8 inches. Contents clean with no library markings or previous ownership markings other than the aforementioned bookplate. Very good condition book in fair dust jacket.
    Dimensions
    About 6.2 x 9.2 inches.