Revolt on the Clyde - The Classic Autobiography of Red Clydeside

Revolt on the Clyde is Willie Gallacher's eye-witness account of the tumultuous events in Glasgow in 1919, reissued in a new 2017 edition. It is a story of workers' councils, rent strikes and opposition to war; activism that seemed poised to usher in socialist revolution in Scotland. It is also the story of working-class leader Gallacher himself.

About the author

William 'Willie' Gallacher (1881-1965) was a lifelong trade unionist and socialist. Largely self-educated, he had an adventurous life that took him from the small Scottish town of Paisley to Fordist America and Revolutionary Russia. He led the Clyde Workers' Committee during the First World War, was one of the founding members of the British Communist Party and served as the Communist MP for West Fife from 1935-50.

Summary

Revolt on the Clyde is William Gallacher's eye witness account of these tumultuous events - and more - in an era that helped put the 'Red' into 'Red Clydeside': as the bastion of Scottish socialism. It is the story of establishing works councils, of rent strikes and of the opposition to the First World War

Product details

• Authors: William Gallacher
• Assisted by: John Callow (Editor)
• Publisher: Lawrence & Wishart
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781912064694
• ISBN: 978-1-912064-69-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education