Under Which Master, or, the Story of the Long Strike at Coverdale: A Romance of Labor
First Edition. Notably uncommon Pennsylvania strike novel, set in the anthracite fields and featuring a secret society, “The Brotherhood of the Caves,” with obvious parallels to the Molly Maguires. HANNA 2107. SMITH L-109.
W. V. Lawrance (1834-1905).
Under Which Master, or The Story of the Long Strike at Coverdale. A Romance of Labor.
New York: Abbey Press, 1901.
Lehigh University Catalog Record: https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/1343145
A version of this text has been digitized and is available through the Internet Archive.
If you're interested in learning more about the historical events that inspired this novel, please refer to the links below:
"'Molly Maguires' Records" from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, 2023.
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