John Reed : radical journalist, 1887-1920 / Kenneth Z. Chutchian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chutchian, Kenneth Z., 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reed, John, 1887-1920.

Reed, John.

Revolutionaries--United States--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

United States.

Journalists--United States--Biography.

Journalists.

Communists--United States--Biography.

Communists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 184 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"John Reed was one of America's most dynamic journalists during the World War I decade. An unabashed advocate for the working class and an outspoken critic of capitalism, Reed was a star reporter before his relentless crusade turned him into a target of the U.S. government. Reed set the standard for descriptive writing at labor strikes in New Jersey and Colorado, in Mexico while riding with Pancho Villa, in Germany's trenches, and in Russia. America had no shortage of rebels, socialists, anarchists and revolutionaries at that time-but with his outsized personality and command of language and audiences, Reed may have been the most dangerous rebel of them all. Neither adversaries nor allies expected Reed to go the distance (or to Russia) with his convictions. He seemed to enjoy life and merriment too much to sacrifice everything for a second American revolution. But they all underestimated the anger that fueled him, the memory of a father who sacrificed his reputation to fight white-collar crime. This career biography details Reed's extraordinary decade before his death at age 32-a chaotic period of constant movement and remarkable accomplishment-while placing him in context among those who shaped him and touching upon the people with whom he worked." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

You Can't Go Home Again, Part I

Three Men : Copeland, Steffens, Eastman

Endless Storm : Harvard to Mexico

Two Women : Mabel Dodge and Louise Bryant

Crossing Borders and Boundaries

The Retreat of American Journalism

The Classic and the End Game

Radicals, Revolutionaries and Reed : Berkman, Goldman, Haywood, Debs

You Can't Go Home Again, Part II

Revolution : The Day After.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476676975

1476676976

OCLC:

1121444789

Publisher Number:

40029538706