"I am not here, then, as the accused; I am here as the accuser of capitalism dripping with blood from head to foot."--John Maclean, Speech from the Dock, 1918 Feared by the government, adored by workers, celebrated by Lenin and Trotsky. The head of British Military Intelligence called John Maclean (1879-1923) "the most dangerous man in Britain."
This new biography explores the events that shaped the life of a momentous man--from...