[MOLLIE MAGUIRES]. WEST, R. A. The Great Mollie Maguire Trials in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, PA… Pottsville: Chronicle Book and Job Rooms, 1876. 8vo. Original printed wrappers (wrappers toned and worn at edges, some chipping, soiling, text a bit toned, with occasional soiling). The clandestine Irish organization, the Mollie Maguires, immigrated to the United States along with the Irish, and immediately became controversial. To some, they were protecting Irish workers against exploitation in the coal mines of Pennsylvania, to others, they were troublemakers and terrorists. This book chronicles the trial of several “Mollies” who were accused of murdering night watchman Benjamin F. Yost. The defendants were tried, convicted, and executed, although the guilt of several of these men remains in doubt. FIRST EDITION.