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Excerpt from The Molly Maguires: The Origin, Growth, and Character of the Organization
It is sincerely believed that the great majority of the miners and laborers of the anthracite coal regions will com pare favorably with any large body of laboring men in the world, and that the great body of the irish-american citizens residing there are well-disposed and law-abiding. The laborer of the coal region is not a criminal, nor does he sympathize with criminals.
It has been the object of the writer of this book to give an intelligible description of the organization, with some idea of its extent and in?uence, and to explain how in its operations it affected the business, social, and polit ical relations of the coal regions. He has had to deal with living men, and with events of the present day. He has endeavored to the extent of his ability to treat the sub ject discussed without prejudice and without bias. From the fact that he was born in the coal region, has lived there the greater part of his life, and has personal acquaintance with very many of those to whom he refers, his effort may not have been entirely successful. He feels conscious, how ever, that, whilst possibly there may have been a disposition to extenuate, he has not set down aught in malice.
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It is sincerely believed that the great majority of the miners and laborers of the anthracite coal regions will com pare favorably with any large body of laboring men in the world, and that the great body of the irish-american citizens residing there are well-disposed and law-abiding. The laborer of the coal region is not a criminal, nor does he sympathize with criminals.
It has been the object of the writer of this book to give an intelligible description of the organization, with some idea of its extent and in?uence, and to explain how in its operations it affected the business, social, and polit ical relations of the coal regions. He has had to deal with living men, and with events of the present day. He has endeavored to the extent of his ability to treat the sub ject discussed without prejudice and without bias. From the fact that he was born in the coal region, has lived there the greater part of his life, and has personal acquaintance with very many of those to whom he refers, his effort may not have been entirely successful. He feels conscious, how ever, that, whilst possibly there may have been a disposition to extenuate, he has not set down aught in malice.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - F. P. Dewees
Hardback
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ISBN - 9781527967373
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
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Paperback
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ISBN - 9781331908746
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 386
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