J. Keir Hardie: A Biography by William Stewart; With an Introduction by J. Ramsay Macdonald
by Stewart, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1970. Hardcover. Fine. xxv, [3], 387 p., frontispiece and 3 leaves of illustrations; 22 cm. Green cloth with gilt spine title. First published in 1921. James Keir Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and a founder of the Labour Party. Because Hardie did not leave a diary or many letters, the author drew from Socialist and Labour publications to write this biography of an important British political figure. A scarce edition. In Fine Condition: clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008918
- Title
- J. Keir Hardie: A Biography by William Stewart; With an Introduction by J. Ramsay Macdonald
- Author
- Stewart, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication
- Westport, Conn
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- European History;
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