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Massacre at Duffy's cut : tragedy & conspiracy on the Pennsylvania Railroad / William E. Watson and J. Francis Watson.
Van Pelt Library HV6534.M248 W38 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watson, William E., author.
- Watson, J. Francis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Corporate Name).
- Murder--Pennsylvania--Malvern--Case studies.
- Murder.
- Murder--Investigation--Pennsylvania--Malvern--Case studies.
- Cholera--Pennsylvania--Malvern--History--19th century.
- Cholera.
- Irish Americans--Pennsylvania--Malvern--History--19th century.
- Irish Americans.
- Railroad construction workers--Pennsylvania--Malvern--History--19th century.
- Railroad construction workers.
- Pennsylvania Railroad--History.
- Pennsylvania Railroad.
- History.
- Murder--Investigation.
- Duffy's Cut Site (Malvern, Pa.)--History.
- Duffy's Cut Site (Malvern, Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--Railroad.
- Pennsylvania--Malvern.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- Ireland and America : immigration and industrialization
- Philip Duffy and Duffy's Cut : an immigrant laborer becomes a gentleman
- What happened at Duffy's Cut?
- Cholera and murder
- The PRR file : railroaders and other remember Duffy's cut
- Recovery at Duffy's Cut
- Commemoration of Duffy's Cut
- Concluding assumptions
- Appendix A: Account of the Duffy's Cut incident by Julian Saschese, 1889
- Appendix B: Duffy's Philadelphia and Columbia Mile 60 contract, Village record, June 9, 1829.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-165) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781467139083
- 1467139084
- OCLC:
- 1036758901
- Publisher Number:
- 99978896434
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