This is the biography of Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald. It attempts to disentangle the real MacDonald from the MacDonald of legend, painting a sympathetic portrait of him. The illegitimate son of a Scottish servant girl, MacDonald became a Socialist at the age of 19 and spent nearly half a century preaching his own brand of parliamentary socialism. He did a great deal to shape the thinking of the early Labour Party and to transform it from a weak and deferential trade union pressure group into the ...
Read More
This is the biography of Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, Ramsay MacDonald. It attempts to disentangle the real MacDonald from the MacDonald of legend, painting a sympathetic portrait of him. The illegitimate son of a Scottish servant girl, MacDonald became a Socialist at the age of 19 and spent nearly half a century preaching his own brand of parliamentary socialism. He did a great deal to shape the thinking of the early Labour Party and to transform it from a weak and deferential trade union pressure group into the main left-wing party in the state. However, after the crisis of 1931, when MacDonald broke with the Labour Party in an agony of conflicting loyalties, and formed a National Government with the Conservatives and Liberals, adulation turned to abuse.
Read Less
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald: a Biography to cart. $60.95, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by Richard Cohen Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1400grams, ISBN: 9781860661136.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald: A Biography to cart. $66.95, very good condition, Sold by George Lyon rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Alexandria, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald to cart. $92.73, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1350grams, ISBN: 0224012959.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald to cart. $104.85, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1400grams, ISBN: 0224012959.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald to cart. $109.83, good condition, Sold by Friends Tucson rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Hardcover. NOT Ex-library. Good condition. Minor shelfwear to dust jacket. Clean pages and tight binding. Gently read. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. K13.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald to cart. $130.75, very good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Book. Octavo, xvi, 903 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket is black with red lettering. Light shelf wear to head and foot edges of dust jacket. Light bumping to head edge of dust jacket spine. Text block has light age toning interiorly throughout. NOTE: Shelved in ND-HV. 1378494. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald: a Biography to cart. $132.00, very good condition, Sold by 3rd St. Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lees Summit, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald to cart. $132.00, good condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by J. Cape.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good jacket. Good book in a Good dust jacket. Used with wear and slight age toning. Dust jacket has been clipped and has tearing and creasing. Inscribed by previous owner on title page. Binding is shaken.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald: a Biography to cart. $135.22, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of Ramsay Macdonald to cart. $155.12, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by J. Cape.
