John Maclean: hero of Red Clydeside

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Out for life and all that life can give us -- Dispeller of ignorance -- The revolutionary gospel -- The rapids of revolution -- Internationalists first, last, and all the time -- The war within a war -- Convict 2652 -- We are going to live to see the day -- Scotland's Bolshevik -- The accuser of capitalism -- Let's kill capitalism this year -- One big union -- An open letter to Lenin -- All hail the Scottish workers' republic -- The John Maclean march.;"Feared by the government, adored by workers, celebrated by Lenin and Trotsky. The head of British Military Intelligence called John Maclean (1879-1923) 'the most dangerous man in Britain'. This new biography explores the events that shaped the life of a momentous man--from the Great War and the Great Unrest to the Rent Strike and the Russian Revolution. It examines his work as an organizer and educator, his imprisonment and hunger strike, and his rise to the position of Britain's most famous revolutionary. At a moment when radical politics is drawing renewed attention and support, Maclean's example of activism and commitment is as timely as ever."--Provided by publisher. Out for life and all that life can give us -- Dispeller of ignorance -- The revolutionary gospel -- The rapids of revolution -- Internationalists first, last, and all the time -- The war within a war -- Convict 2652 -- We are going to live to see the day -- Scotland's Bolshevik -- The accuser of capitalism -- Let's kill capitalism this year -- One big union -- An open letter to Lenin -- All hail the Scottish workers' republic -- The John Maclean march.