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John Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 17, 1920) 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 supported the Soviet takeover of Russia, even briefly taking up arms to join the Red Guards in 1918. He hoped for a similar Communist revolution in the United States, and co-founded the short-lived Communist Labor Party of America in 1919. He died in Moscow of spotted typhus in 1920. At the time of his death he may have soured on the Soviet leadership, but he was given a hero's burial by the Soviet Union, and is one of only four Americans buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Early life John Silas Reed was born on October 22, 1887, in his maternal grandparents' mansion in what is now the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. His grandmother's household had Chinese servants. Reed wrote of paying a nickel to a "Goose Hollowite" (young toughs in a gang in the working-class neighborhood below King's Hill) to keep from being beaten up. In 2001 a memorial bench dedicated to Reed was installed in Washington Park, which overlooks the site of Reed's birthplace (the mansion no longer exists).His mother, Margaret Reed (née Green), was the daughter of Portland industrialist Henry Dodge Green, who had made a fortune founding and operating three businesses: the first gas & light company, the first pig iron smelter on the West Coast, and the Portland water works (he was its second owner). SW Green Avenue was named in his honor.John's father, Charles Jerome Reed, was born in the East and came to Portland as the representative of an agricultural machinery manufacturer. With his ready wit, he quickly won acceptance in Portland's business community. The couple had married in 1886, and the family's wealth came from the Green side, not the Reed side. A sickly child, young Jack grew up surrounded by nurses and servants. His mother carefully selected his upper-class playmates. He had a brother, Harry, who was two years younger. Jack and his brother were sent to the recently established Portland Academy, a private school. Jack was bright enough to pass his courses but could not be bothered to work for top marks, as he found school dry and tedious. In September 1904, he was sent to Morristown, a New Jersey prep school, to prepare for college. His father, who did not attend college, wanted his sons to go to Harvard. At Morristown Jack continued his poor classroom performance, but made the football team and showed some literary promise. Reed failed his first attempt at Harvard College's admission exam but passed on his second try, and enrolled in the fall of 1906. Tall, handsome, and lighthearted, he threw himself into all manner of student activities. He was a member of the cheerleading team, the swimming team, and the dramatic club, served on the editorial boards of the Lampoon and The Harvard Monthly, and was president of the Harvard Glee Club. In 1910 he held a position in the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, and also wrote music and lyrics for their show Diana's Debut. Reed failed to make the football and crew teams, but excelled in swimming and water polo. He was also made "Ivy orator and poet" in his senior year. Reed attended meetings of the Socialist Club, over which his friend Walter Lippmann presided, but never joined. The group introduced legislation into the state legislature, attacked the university for failing to pay its servants living wages, and petitioned the administration to establish a course on socialism. Reed later recalled: All this made no ostensible difference in the look of Harvard society, and probably the club-men and the athletes, who represented us to the world, never even heard of it. But it made me, and many others, realize that there was something going on in the dull outside world more thrilling than college activities, and turned our attention to the writings of men like H.G. Wells and Graham Wallas, wrenching us away from the Oscar Wildian dilettantism which had possessed undergraduate litterateurs for generations. Reed graduated from Harvard College in 1910. That summer he set out to see more of the "dull outside world," visiting England, France, and Spain before returning home to America the following spring. To pay his fare to Europe, Reed worked as a common laborer on a cattle boat. His travels were encouraged by his favorite professor, Charles Townsend Copeland ("Copey"), who told him he must "see life" if he wanted to successfully write about it. Career Journalist Reed had determined to become a journalist and set out to make his mark in New York. Reed made use of a valuable contact from Harvard, Lincoln Steffens, who was establishing a reputation as a muckraker. Steffens quickly appreciated Reed's skills and intellect and landed his young admirer an entry-level position on The American Magazine, where Reed read manuscripts, corrected proofs, and helped with the composition. Reed supplemented his salary by taking an additional job as the business manager of a new short-lived quarterly magazine, Landscape Architecture. Reed made his home in Greenwich Village, a burgeoning hub of poets, writers, activists, and artists. He came to love New York, relentlessly exploring it and writing poems about it. His formal jobs on the magazines paid the rent, but it was as a freelance journalist that Reed sought to establish himself. He collected rejection slips, circulating an essay and short stories about his six months in Europe, eventually breaking through in The Saturday Evening Post. Within a year, Reed had other work accepted by Collier's, The Forum, and The Century Magazine. One of his poems was set to music by composer Arthur Foote. The editors at The American came to see him as a contributor and began to publish his work.Reed's serious interest in social problems was first aroused about this time by Steffens and Ida Tarbell. He moved beyond them to a more radical political position than theirs. In 1913 he joined the staff of The Masses, edited by Max Eastman. Reed contributed more than 50 articles, reviews, and shorter pieces to this socialist publication. The first of Reed's many arrests came in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1913, for attempting to speak on behalf of strikers in the New Jersey silk mills. The harsh treatment meted out by the authorities to the strikers and the short jail term he served further radicalized Reed. He allied with the general socialist union, the Industrial Workers of the World. His account of his experiences was published in June as an article, "War in Paterson." During the same year, following a suggestion made by IWW leader Bill Haywood, Reed put on "The Pageant of the Paterson Strike" in Madison Square Garden as a benefit fo.... Discover the John Reed popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Reed books.
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Renegade
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Reed v. John J. Strauman Et Al.
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The History of Bones
John LurieThe quintessential depiction of 1980s New York and the downtown scene from the artist, actor, musician, and composer John Lurie“A picaresque roller coaster of a story, with stagger...
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Morgen und die Ewigkeit danach
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Worldmakers
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Pedal Portland
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Tempting Faith
David KuoDavid Kuo came to Washington wanting to use his Christian faith to end abortion, strengthen marriage, and help the poor. He reached the heights of political power, ultimately servi...
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The Squiggly Career
Helen Tupper & Sarah EllisTHE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLER'The Squiggly Career is about navigating work in a way that suits you, it's a timely and brilliant handbook for now' Stylist 'A brilliant ...
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Kubrick
Robert P. Kolker & Nathan AbramsThe definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most indepth portrait yet of the groundbreaking filmmaker.The ...
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John Kenneth Reed and Rene Reed v. Coyce
Supreme Court of AlabamaHOUSTON, Justice. Plaintiffs, John Kenneth Reed and his wife, Rene Reed, 1 appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendants, Ed Brunson, Sherman Howell,...
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Semi-Detached
Griff Rhys JonesSemidetached Griff relives freezing bus journeys to school and the impulsive stealing of that halfacrown from Charlie Hume’s money box; sitting outside Butlins at Clacton (longing ...
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Liverpool - Wondrous Place
Paul Du NoyerNo other city in the world is as well known or loved for its vibrant and definitive musical history as Liverpool. In 2002, Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles voted Liverpo...
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The Good New Stuff
Gardner DozoisOnce the mainstay of science fiction, adventure stories fell out of favor during the 1960s and early 1970s. But in recent years, science fiction writers have spun out galaxyspannin...
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Me and Mr. Jones
Suzi RonsonA luminescent memoir from the stylist who created David's iconic Ziggy Stardust look, painting a dazzling picture of Bowie and the wild world of his entourage during this pivotal m...
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Department of Motor Vehicles v. Industrial Accident Commission and John M. Reed
First Appellate District, Division One District Court Of Appeal Of CaliforniaThe sole question in this case is whether a letter written by decedent William Henry Golder to his mother, appellant herein, constitutes a valid holographic will. We are of the opi...
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The United States, Plaintiffs in Error v. John S. Roberts and James F. Reed
United States Supreme CourtTHIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Illinois. It was an action of debt, brought by the United States in the ...
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Terms Of Inheritance
Michelle UptonFour sisters. A vast fortune. And a mother who thinks she knows best ...Where there's a will, there's a way.A funny, moving, brilliantly observed story about letting go of the past...
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Woman of Valor
Ellen CheslerThis illuminating biography of Margaret Sangerthe woman who fought for birth control in Americadescribes her childhood, her private life, her relationships with Emma Goldman and Jo...
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The Military Memoirs of a Confederate Line Officer
William R. CobbJohn C. Reed fought through the entire war as an officer in the 8th Georgia Infantry, most of it with General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. The Princeton graduate was wounded at...
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Play It Loud
Brad Tolinski & Alan di PernaThe inspiration for the Play It Loud exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art"Every guitar player will want to read this book twice. And even the casual music fan wil...
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Emergency Exit Only
Michelle UptonNo evacuation plan, no safety net.Amelia's quitting the daily grind to find her fantasy job.But a shocking secret from the past shows her that where there's smoke, there's fire ......
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Coen Brothers - Virgin Film
Eddie RobsonJoel and Ethan Coen make up one of the most original and unconventional moviemaking partnerships to come out of America at the end of the 20th century. From their debut tour de for...
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Mostest Unusual Bedtime Stories Ever Spoken to an Innocent Child
John ReedThis little book is a small collection of my children's most frequently requested bedtime stories. All five are original to this author and reproduced here to the best of our ...
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Desert Between the Mountains
Michael S. DurhamOn July 24, 1847, a band of Mormon pioneers descended into the Salt Lake Valley. Having crossed the Great Plains and hauled their wagons over the Rocky Mountains, they believed tha...
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The Mysteries of John the Baptist
Tobias ChurtonThe search for the real historical person known as John the Baptist and the traditions that began with him Explores why John the Baptist is so crucially important to the Freemason...
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Works of John Reed
John Reed2 works of John Reed American journalist, poet, and socialist activist (18871920) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of John Reed. A dynamic table of contents allows you t...
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M. T. Reed Construction Company and John S. Winbigler v. Jackson Plating Company
Supreme Court of MississippiAppellee instituted suit in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County against appellants, M. T. Reed Construction Company and its employee, John S. Winbigler...
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John Lane Reed v. State Texas
Supreme Court of TexasThis appeal arises out of a conviction for robbery by assault wherein the punishment, enhanced under Article 62, Vernons Ann.P.C., was assessed at life by the court following a ver...
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Insurgent Mexico
John ReedMercado's Federal army, after its dramatic and terrible retreat four hundred miles across the desert when Chihuahua was abandoned, lay three months at Ojinaga on the Rio Grande.
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Gwen Lorenc v. John Reed Call
Court of Appeals of UtahFACTS. Granite School District required Lorenc to pay fees for her children attending secondary school. AMENDED OPINION
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Young Radicals
Jeremy McCarterFrom the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution, the stunning story of five American radicals fighting for their ideals as the country...
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Free Money
Declan LynchTravel a road rich in possibilities and fraught with danger ...Journalist Declan Lynch's journey begins with a deposit of €100 in an online betting account, kicking off an honest a...
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Naked City
Ellen DatlowFeaturing original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous and fantastical collection, Naked City, is not to be missed! Edited by awardwinning editor Ellen Datlow...
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A Scientific Revolution
Ralph H. Hruban & William LinderA prismatic examination of the evolution of medicine, from a trade to a science, through the exemplary lives of ten men and women. Johns Hopkins University, one of the p...
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Ralph Reed v. John Dillon
Fifth District Court of Appeals of IndianaThis case comes to us on a petition to transfer the decision of the Court of Appeals in Reasor v. Putnam County (1993), Ind.App., 615 N.E.2d 131. This case began as an action to re...
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Lou Reed
Will Hermes"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." The Washington Post"There have been many biographies of Lou Reed, but Will Hermes has written the definitive life . . . He has brought to ...