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For over a decade unsuspecting visitors to the
Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, PA, have
reported unusual experiences within the walls
of this jail-turned-museum.
Ghosts of the Molly Maguires? is a compilation
of these first-hand reports. Through these
accounts readers can wander the Old Jail’s
cold hallways, past Cell 17 with its mysterious
handprint on the wall, under the gallows on
which seven of the accused Molly Maguires
were put to death, and down into the eerie
dungeon where even the jail’s guides won’t
venture after dark.
Along with these tales from the jail, readers
also learn the history of the Old Jail and its
most famous inmates: the Molly Maguires.
Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, PA, have
reported unusual experiences within the walls
of this jail-turned-museum.
Ghosts of the Molly Maguires? is a compilation
of these first-hand reports. Through these
accounts readers can wander the Old Jail’s
cold hallways, past Cell 17 with its mysterious
handprint on the wall, under the gallows on
which seven of the accused Molly Maguires
were put to death, and down into the eerie
dungeon where even the jail’s guides won’t
venture after dark.
Along with these tales from the jail, readers
also learn the history of the Old Jail and its
most famous inmates: the Molly Maguires.
by Betty Lou McBride &
Kathleen McBride Sisack
Kathleen McBride Sisack
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by Betty Lou McBride
The Molly Maguires
by Anthony Bimba
Soft cover, 144 pgs • $10.95
by Anthony Bimba
Soft cover, 144 pgs • $10.95
A Molly Maguire Story
by Patrick Campbell
Soft cover, 192 pgs • $13.95
Campbell’s granduncle was one of ten Irish-
Americans who were accused of being Molly
Maguires & executed in the mining regions of PA.
Patrick Campbell devoted 15 years to investigating
the Molly Maguire controversy in order to determine if
Alexander Campbell was guilty or innocent. A Molly
Maguire Story is an account of that investigation.
by Patrick Campbell
Soft cover, 192 pgs • $13.95
Campbell’s granduncle was one of ten Irish-
Americans who were accused of being Molly
Maguires & executed in the mining regions of PA.
Patrick Campbell devoted 15 years to investigating
the Molly Maguire controversy in order to determine if
Alexander Campbell was guilty or innocent. A Molly
Maguire Story is an account of that investigation.
In 1932, Bimba reconstructed a “forgotten
chapter” in the history of American labor,
revealing the true nature of the so-called Molly
Maguires as pioneers & martyrs in a
determined struggle of the Pennsylvania
anthracite region miners to improve their
miserable working conditions during the
1870s.
chapter” in the history of American labor,
revealing the true nature of the so-called Molly
Maguires as pioneers & martyrs in a
determined struggle of the Pennsylvania
anthracite region miners to improve their
miserable working conditions during the
1870s.
Making Sense of the Molly Maguires
by Kevin Kenny
Soft cover, 336 pages • $22.95
“Kevin Kenny’s . . . book is a story of the hardships of
the mines, of the power of the owners and their paid
police forces, and most especially of the power of
the media to portray the events in such a way as to
inflame persons around the nation. Some will see
them [the Molly Maguires] as brutal terrorists &
others as martyred heroes of the labor movement . .
. - Keith T. Jackson, Columbia University, in a review
of the History Book Club, Jan 1998
by Kevin Kenny
Soft cover, 336 pages • $22.95
“Kevin Kenny’s . . . book is a story of the hardships of
the mines, of the power of the owners and their paid
police forces, and most especially of the power of
the media to portray the events in such a way as to
inflame persons around the nation. Some will see
them [the Molly Maguires] as brutal terrorists &
others as martyred heroes of the labor movement . .
. - Keith T. Jackson, Columbia University, in a review
of the History Book Club, Jan 1998
A Guide to the Molly Maguires
by H.T. Crown & Mark T. Major
Soft cover 234 pages • $19.95
Guidebook designed to map out the important places,
people & events of the era. No attempt is made to
determine the Mollies’ guilt or innocence, nor are the
Mollies portrayed as either martyred heroes or bloody
cut throats. Chapters include the tour, chronology,
participants, mining & related industries (canals,
railroads), related issues (politics, the trials, three
documents, the Molly Maguire /AOH link)
by H.T. Crown & Mark T. Major
Soft cover 234 pages • $19.95
Guidebook designed to map out the important places,
people & events of the era. No attempt is made to
determine the Mollies’ guilt or innocence, nor are the
Mollies portrayed as either martyred heroes or bloody
cut throats. Chapters include the tour, chronology,
participants, mining & related industries (canals,
railroads), related issues (politics, the trials, three
documents, the Molly Maguire /AOH link)
A Molly Maguire on Trial,
The Thomas Munley Story
by H.T. Crown
Soft cover 181 pages • $19.95
Thomas Munley was the first Molly convicted in
Schuylkill County. By understanding what happened
in the Munley case, it is hoped a better understanding
of the other [Molly] cases can be gained. Munley’s
situation exemplifies the dangers faced by those on
the bottom of the economic scale when confronting
the justice system, especially when that system is
controlled by the same group controlling the economy
of the region.
The Thomas Munley Story
by H.T. Crown
Soft cover 181 pages • $19.95
Thomas Munley was the first Molly convicted in
Schuylkill County. By understanding what happened
in the Munley case, it is hoped a better understanding
of the other [Molly] cases can be gained. Munley’s
situation exemplifies the dangers faced by those on
the bottom of the economic scale when confronting
the justice system, especially when that system is
controlled by the same group controlling the economy
of the region.
Irish Day
by Leo Martin
Soft cover, 115 pages • $10.95
The tale of a young boy in Schuylkill County who learns that his ancestors in the
anthracite coal fields of PA were once ruled by “notorious coal barons.” But
there was a group that could not be controlled. A century later history is
repeating itself in the coal burning power plants, and mysteriously, there is a
group that once again cannot be controlled.
by Leo Martin
Soft cover, 115 pages • $10.95
The tale of a young boy in Schuylkill County who learns that his ancestors in the
anthracite coal fields of PA were once ruled by “notorious coal barons.” But
there was a group that could not be controlled. A century later history is
repeating itself in the coal burning power plants, and mysteriously, there is a
group that once again cannot be controlled.
Postcard History Series: Carbon County
by Rebecca Rabenold-Finsel
Soft cover 128 pages • $19.95
From the quintessential charm of Jim Thorpe’s
magnificent historic district to the mining towns &
mountain retreats of Carbon County, writer & poet
Rebecca Rabenold-Finsel reveals each town’s
unique past through a profusion of penny
postcards compiled from some of the finest
collections of vintage postcards.
by Rebecca Rabenold-Finsel
Soft cover 128 pages • $19.95
From the quintessential charm of Jim Thorpe’s
magnificent historic district to the mining towns &
mountain retreats of Carbon County, writer & poet
Rebecca Rabenold-Finsel reveals each town’s
unique past through a profusion of penny
postcards compiled from some of the finest
collections of vintage postcards.
Old Jail Museum & The Molly Maguires
12 page booklet
$3.00
12 page booklet
$3.00