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“Gowen finally gave up on December 13, 1889. He secluded himself in a Washington hotel room, pulled out a gun and, in morbid imitation of his old enemies, killed a mine official—himself.”

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Book:The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War

Source: The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War

“If history belongs to the winners, legend belongs to the losers.”

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Book:The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War

Source: The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War