Watch The Hour

Romance, Historical, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Watch The Hour by J R Lindermuth, Whiskey Creek Press
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Author: J R Lindermuth ISBN: 9781603134750
Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press Publication: April 1, 2009
Imprint: Whiskey Creek Press Language: English
Author: J R Lindermuth
ISBN: 9781603134750
Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press
Publication: April 1, 2009
Imprint: Whiskey Creek Press
Language: English

In the 1870s in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region, mine owners and their employees, particularly the Irish immigrants, are in conflict over working conditions.Private police forces commissioned by the state but paid by the coal companies are sworn to protect property of the mine owners. The miners know their real purpose is to spy upon targeted agitators and intimidate and break up strikers.The Mollie Maguires, a secret society some see as working to improve the lot of the Irish and which others damn as a terrorist organization, are viewed as an increasing threat.Benjamin Franklin Yeager is a coal company police officer. He does his best to follow orders while trying to be fair to the workers whose lot he sees as little different from his own. Despite his efforts at fairness, Yeager's job makes him the enemy of the Irish.And that's the crux of his troubles.For Ben is in love with an Irish girl. Genre: Historical Fiction/Suspense

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In the 1870s in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region, mine owners and their employees, particularly the Irish immigrants, are in conflict over working conditions.Private police forces commissioned by the state but paid by the coal companies are sworn to protect property of the mine owners. The miners know their real purpose is to spy upon targeted agitators and intimidate and break up strikers.The Mollie Maguires, a secret society some see as working to improve the lot of the Irish and which others damn as a terrorist organization, are viewed as an increasing threat.Benjamin Franklin Yeager is a coal company police officer. He does his best to follow orders while trying to be fair to the workers whose lot he sees as little different from his own. Despite his efforts at fairness, Yeager's job makes him the enemy of the Irish.And that's the crux of his troubles.For Ben is in love with an Irish girl. Genre: Historical Fiction/Suspense

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