Martin, Edward Winslow.  History of the Great Riots being a true and authentic account of the strikes and riots of the various railroads of the United States and in the mining regions together with a full history of the  Molly Maguires. National Publishing Company 1877. Brown leather boards with buckram cloth repair of spine and corners. Original label on buckram. Inserted on endpapers newspaper clippings from 1972 and 1947. Endpapers replaced. Previous owner's signature. Some folding plates repaired with scotch tape. Soiling in text. Text block tight Octavo 516 pp Full page and folding illustrations

"Embracing brilliant and graphic pen-pictures of the reign of terror in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Chicago, and other cities. The conflicts between the troops and the mob. Terrible conflagrations and destruction of property. Thrilling scenes and incidents, etc., etc. Together with a full history of the Mollie Maguires"