Pamphlet
1871 · Philadelphia
by Gowen, Franklin B.
Philadelphia: The Leisenring Steam Printing House, 1871. Pamphlet. 38p., wraps chipped on the edges, rear wrap detached but present, small stain in bottom margin of the text block, minor internal handling wear, coal company stamp on front wrap. On his disputes with the Workingmen's Benevolent Association (the anthracite coalminers' union), wage issues and the like. It was Gowen's breaking the union in 1874 that lead to the Molly Maguire scare. (Inventory #: 161287)