Ten Days That Shook the World
Ten Days That Shook the World (1919) is a book by the American journalist and socialist John Reed. Here, Reed presented a firsthand account of the 1917 Russian October Revolution. Reed followed many of the most prominent Bolsheviks closely during his time in Russia.
1919 Boni & Liveright first edition
Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union and the leader of the Bolshevik party.
Leon Trotsky, founder of the Red Army and a key figure in the October Revolution.
Cover of the 1922 German edition of 10 Days That Shook The World, published by the Comintern in Hamburg.
John Silas Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution for Metropolitan and World War I for The Masses. He is best known for his coverage of the October Revolution in Petrograd, Russia, which he wrote about in his 1919 book Ten Days That Shook the World.
Reed c. 1915
The Harvard Monthly Vol. 44 (1907)
A native of Oregon, John Reed made New York City the base of his operations.
Reed c. 1917