The Molly Maguires and the Detectives

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Molly Maguires and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook 00-18 (200MB) M4B Audiobook 19-35 (183MB) M4B Audiobook 36-50 (186MB)

Directors & creators

Allan Pinkerton

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;murder; mining; social unrest; workers' rights

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