The Molly Maguires and the Detectives
Dec 2014 · Open Road Media
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To keep the peace in the coal mines, the Pinkerton agency goes to war
The Civil War is over, and the Union is rebuilding using the power of coal—black rock dug from deep beneath the Pennsylvania earth by men from all over the globe who are seeking their fortune in America. In the 1870s, the miners are unionizing to fight for better working conditions, but within their ranks lurks a secret society whose aim is not so pure. It calls itself the Mollie Maguires, and its adherents are ready to kill to get what they want.
Fearing a bloodbath, the head of one of the coal-mining firms reaches out to Allan Pinkerton, founder of the famous detective agency, and begs him to break up the sinister ring. Pinkerton sends James McParlan undercover among the miners, the first soldier in a three-year battle against the radicals that will change the face of American labor forever.
This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Civil War is over, and the Union is rebuilding using the power of coal—black rock dug from deep beneath the Pennsylvania earth by men from all over the globe who are seeking their fortune in America. In the 1870s, the miners are unionizing to fight for better working conditions, but within their ranks lurks a secret society whose aim is not so pure. It calls itself the Mollie Maguires, and its adherents are ready to kill to get what they want.
Fearing a bloodbath, the head of one of the coal-mining firms reaches out to Allan Pinkerton, founder of the famous detective agency, and begs him to break up the sinister ring. Pinkerton sends James McParlan undercover among the miners, the first soldier in a three-year battle against the radicals that will change the face of American labor forever.
This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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January 19, 2015
It lost my interest. I was bored.
About the author
Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884) was the founder of the first modern American detective agency. Born in Scotland, he immigrated to America in the 1840s and began working as a detective in Chicago. He founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1850 and served as a Union spy during the Civil War, later claiming to have foiled an attempt on President Lincoln’s life.
Beginning in 1874, Pinkerton published mystery novels based on his organization’s case files, including The Expressman and the Detective (1874) and The Spiritualists and the Detectives (1876), making himself a pioneer not just among real-life detectives, but among fictional ones as well.
Beginning in 1874, Pinkerton published mystery novels based on his organization’s case files, including The Expressman and the Detective (1874) and The Spiritualists and the Detectives (1876), making himself a pioneer not just among real-life detectives, but among fictional ones as well.
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