Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
James Maxton: the portrait of a rebel
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
J. Murray
Place
Date
1935?
Physical Description
xv, 271, [1] pages including plates : 2 portrait (including frontispiece) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Related Object Notes
MS-1055 Sir William Joseph Jordan - Papers
Provenance Details
"To the Hon. W.J. Jordan with the author's greetings, Gilbert McAllister"--Hand-written in ink on front endpaper.
Content
An impression of the orator, [...] -- a teacher in Bridgeton, [...] -- Fellowship of the Movement, [...] -- states his objections to war, [...] -- in dock where Thomas Muir stood,[...] -- work in a Clyde shipyard, [...] -- deepening trough of unemployment, [...] -- the Scots Brigade in action, [...] -- life in a bachelor flat, [...] -- Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister, [...] -- conflict over the communists, [...] -- "Peace in Industry" opposed, [...] -- "we have no mandate for socialism", [...] -- unbridled criticisms meet contempt, [...] -- needless poverty amid plenty, [...] -- conclusion: conscience of the nation to-day -- bibliography -- index.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Maxton, James, 1885-1946; Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)]
First edition 1935. Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-263). Frontispiece: black and white portrait painting of James Maxton by Gordon MacWhirter Webster. Presentation copy from the author.
Subject Notes
Gilbert McAllister (1906-1964) was a British Labour politician.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
15 Dec 2023
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