Molly Maguires and the Detectives
Allan Pinkerton
51 chapters · 19 h 44 min · English
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Political Science · True Crime
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The Molly Maguires were a clandestine group of Irish immigrants, particularly active in Liverpool and the Eastern US, especially Pennsylvania. They worked to improve conditions of coal miners, and were not averse to vandalism and violence, including the murder of mine owners in an effort to reach that end. They were infiltrated by the famous Pinkerton Detectives, and here Allan Pinkerton recounts the story of their involvement (Summary by LynneT)
Chapters
1 Preface 5 min 2 An Extraordinary Proposition 21 min 3 The Man for the Work 13 min 4 The Detective seeks the Haunts of the Mollies 23 min 5 Stirring up a Wasp's Nest 30 min 6 Cold Comfort in the Mountains 22 min 7 Pottsville and the Sheridan House 16 min 8 Bloody Record of the Mollie Maguires 15 min 9 The Detective Sings, Fights, and Dances Himself into Popularity 20 min 10 Dormer under Investigation 22 min 11 Father Bridgeman gives Jack Kehoe a Blast 27 min 12 A Kilkenny Affair at Tamaqua 17 min 13 McKenna meets a Morning Adventure 20 min 14 Muff Lawler at Home 22 min 15 The Detective achieves a Victory 26 min 16 More Work of the Mollies 24 min 17 A Rough Journey and a Thrilling Adventure 27 min 18 A Peculiar Wedding Ceremony 29 min 19 A Row, a Removal, and a Raffle 37 min 20 Snared by Kate, Honored by "Mollie." 26 min 21 A Fright, a Fight, and a Funeral 29 min 22 Contest with a Constable 19 min 23 Horrors upon Horrors 20 min 24 Good Old Micky Cuff 22 min 25 Hostilities continued 23 min 26 Plot to destroy the Catawissa Bridges 21 min 27 A Calamity Averted 20 min 28 New Forces in the Field 29 min 29 The Detective in Sore Tribulation 23 min 30 The Inquisition of Ten 28 min 31 Another Victim of the Mollies 24 min 32 Holding the Breaker 20 min 33 Linden forms an Acquaintance 19 min 34 President Gowen and the Legislative Commission 18 min 35 Murder of B. F. Yost 23 min 36 McKenna takes up the Trail at Tamaqua 18 min 37 In the Murderer's Nest 25 min 38 Kerrigan's Sister-in-law 24 min 39 Slowly gaining Ground 20 min 40 Bloody Saturday 25 min 41 More Bosses Doomed 22 min 42 Murder of Sanger and Uren 17 min 43 Arrest of Assassins 26 min 44 Violence for Violence 27 min 45 Trials and Confessions 19 min 46 Suspicion Aroused 31 min 47 McAndrew saves a Life 21 min 48 The Last of McKenna 22 min 49 A Noble Effort 39 min 50 A Noble Effort Continued 40 min 51 Closing the Record 28 min
