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When The Clyde Ran Red
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When Scotland's industrial heartbeat turned red with rebellion and revolution
The dramatic saga of Glasgow's working-class uprising and social change
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About the Ebook
When the Clyde Ran Red paints a vivid picture of the heady days when revolution was in the air on Clydeside. Through the bitter strike at the huge Singer Sewing machine plant in Clydebank in 1911, Bloody Friday in Glasgow's George Square in 1919, the General Strike of 1926 and on through the Spanish Civil War to the Clydebank Blitz of 1941, the people fought for the right to work, the dignity of labour and a fairer society for everyone.
They did so in a Glasgow where overcrowded tenements stood no distance from elegant tea rooms, art galleries, glittering picture palaces and dance halls. Red Clydeside was also home to Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Glasgow Style and magnificent exhibitions showcasing the wonders of the age. Political idealism and artistic creativity were matched by industrial endeavor: the Clyde built many of the greatest ships that ever sailed, and Glasgow locomotives pulled trains on every continent on earth.In this book Maggie Craig puts the politics into the social context of the times and tells the story with verve, warmth and humour.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover the passionate workers and activists who challenged the system
- Understand how Clyde shipyards became the center of radical political change
- Follow the real stories of ordinary people fighting for a better Scotland
- Read another celebrated title from Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
'A book that should be considered essential reading by anyone interested in relatively recent Scottish history — or in the background to what we see happening around us today' Undiscovered Scotland
'Shows that while Jimmy Maxton and Tom Johnston were legendary figures on Clydeside, Scottish women played their part in standing up for people too. An insightful read' Scottish Field
About the Author
Maggie Craig is the acclaimed writer of the ground-breaking Damn’ Rebel Bitches: The Women of the ’45, and its companion volume Bare-Arsed Banditti: The Men of the ’45. She is also the author of six family saga novels set in her native Glasgow and Clydebank. She is a popular speaker in libraries and book festivals and has served two terms as a committee member of the Society of Authors in Scotland.
Publication Details
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date: 12 March 2018
Print Length: 256 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857909961
Format: Ebook
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