Ten Days that Shook the World

Covering the decisive moment of the Bolshevik revolution, Ten Days tells the story of the Revolution and its meaning. This edition, a facsimile of the original 1919 printing was prepared by John Howard Lawson, the late noted film writer who himself made history as, member of the famed “Hollywood Ten.”

Lawson’s introduction corrects distortions of Reed and his time presented in other edited versions.

This edition includes:

• biographical sketches of the main participant,
• contemporary photographs,
• a map of Petrograd showing where events took place,
• prefaces by Lenin and his wife Krupskaya,
• editorial notes and an
• index.