Take A Molly Maguire Story Executed By Patrick Campbell Presented In Text
not had.
In light of all the facts that the author has uncovered, I would be inclined to say NOT GUILTY, Thank you Mr. Patrick Campbell for this well written book and for your hard work at getting the truth, Not an interesting at all book, I borrowed this book from the library in my “deep dive” into the Molly Maguire to find hints to ancestors connections, A few chapters in and I knew I needed to own this one not just read it, The authors research goes more on the track of a genealogist and through that uncovers things I havent found in any other scholarly handling of the case.
If you are seriously interested in the topic and the players this is a must read! An outline of the Molly Maguire sagas from the point of view of a descendant of one of the executed Molly Maguire leaders.
It describes the trial and execution of Alec Campbell, and it reveals how he was framed in order to get a
major trade union supporter out of the way.
The book also exposes the dirty tricks employed by the mine owners to destroy the miners union, .