The Molly Maguires: The Secret Detectives

About this book

In the Pennsylvania coalfields of the nineteenth century, violence, exploitation, and fear surround the secret organization known as the Molly Maguires. Detective James McParland abandons his identity and enters their world as laborer James McKenna, knowing that a single error could be fatal. Allan Pinkerton's controversial account follows the hazards of infiltration while raising enduring questions about class conflict, institutional power, divided loyalty, and the moral cost of undercover work.