Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography Of John Reed
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Some moisture damage
Markings: Previous owner
A sweeping and authoritative biography, Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed chronicles the extraordinary life of John Reed, the American journalist, poet, and radical activist best known for his eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. Robert A. Rosenstone traces Reed's journey from his privileged upbringing in Portland, Oregon, through his immersion in the bohemian intellectual circles of Greenwich Village, to the front lines of labor struggles, war, and revolution across three continents. Written with both scholarly rigor and narrative flair, the biography illustrates how Reed's passionate idealism and restless hunger for justice drove him to become one of the most compelling radical voices of the early twentieth century. Rosenstone presents a nuanced portrait that neither sanitizes nor dismisses its subject, capturing the contradictions of a man who was simultaneously a Harvard-educated aesthete and a committed revolutionary. The result is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the turbulent intersection of art, politics, and social upheaval that defined the Progressive Era.
Author: Robert A. Rosenstone
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Alfred A. Knopf
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Some moisture damage
Markings: Previous owner
A sweeping and authoritative biography, Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed chronicles the extraordinary life of John Reed, the American journalist, poet, and radical activist best known for his eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. Robert A. Rosenstone traces Reed's journey from his privileged upbringing in Portland, Oregon, through his immersion in the bohemian intellectual circles of Greenwich Village, to the front lines of labor struggles, war, and revolution across three continents. Written with both scholarly rigor and narrative flair, the biography illustrates how Reed's passionate idealism and restless hunger for justice drove him to become one of the most compelling radical voices of the early twentieth century. Rosenstone presents a nuanced portrait that neither sanitizes nor dismisses its subject, capturing the contradictions of a man who was simultaneously a Harvard-educated aesthete and a committed revolutionary. The result is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the turbulent intersection of art, politics, and social upheaval that defined the Progressive Era.