The band of coal miners known as the molly maguires led one of the first labor uprisings in the united states. One of the ugliest chapters in the history of american labor is the story of the pennsylvania coal mines in the 1870s. Friday, july 01, 2005 this is a listing of books read by dick estell on the radio reader broadcast over public radio stations. The irish rovers lament for the molly maguires lyrics. Lewis book lacks what today we consider proper citation, leaving the reader guessing in some instances. Arthur lewis book lament for the molly maguires was the factor convincing hollywood to make a movie with sean connery. The irish rovers song, lament for the molly maguires, is on their album upon a shamrock shore. Buy a cheap copy of lament for the molly maguires book by arthur h. Fascinating true story about the secret irish society that took revenge on the pennsylvania mine owners for the starvationtype conditions resulting from not being paid a living wage. Lewis raised those questions in lament for the molly maguires in 1964. The movie hardly got a fact straight and certainly was not interested in getting things exact. On the 50th anniversary of the filming of the hollywood movie the molly maguires, an indepth look at the reallife story.
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