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‘You see them everywhere’ was the slogan adopted by Bedford when advertising its commercial vehicles in the 1930s and it held true for many decades. The company set out to produce reliable vehicles at an economic price. Catering to the small trader with its 30cwt and 2 ton trucks, and 6cwt and 10/12cwt vans, the company was one of the leading manufacturers within its first seven years. During the war Bedford produced more than 250,000 lorries for the armed forces, such as the 15cwt ‘pneumonia wagons’ and the more solid 3-tonners. With a return to peacetime conditions, Bedford was able to produce new vehicles which it had been unable to launch during the war but regained market supremacy by 1947, when the company produced its 500,000th truck – the first British manufacturer to reach this figure. Bedford entered the market for heavier vehicles in 1950 and its one millionth truck was produced in 1958. Two years later the first of the TK range was announced and the concept of cab ahead of engine was introduced. This basic chassis layout has been followed ever since. The changes of design, use and loads carried in the course of 50 years of steady progress are illustrated in this book, which proves the truth of the slogan, ‘You see them everywhere’.

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En 1910, Pancho Villa lideró una rebelión contra los terratenientes ricos y luchó para redistribuir la tierra a los pobres mexicanos que la trabajaban para los propietarios, en lo que se llamó la primera revolución socialista. Originalmente publicado como una serie de artículos periodísticos para el Metropolitan Magazine, México insurgente es la crónica de la Revolución mexicana, escrita por John Reed mientras vivía con los rebeldes mexicanos, siendo amigo de Pancho Villa y luchando contra las fuerzas del Gobierno mexicano. El ilustrador Alberto Gamón nos acompaña con su genial trabajo gráfico al México de comienzos del siglo xx.

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Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by famed journalist John Reed, one of the most distinguished American writers on the subject. Although one of socialism's fiercest proponents, Reed exposes the myth of democratic socialism' by providing an overview of the development of socialist thought in America. His devastating critique of political democracy argues that socialism cannot be achieved through democratic means. Originally published in 1919 in serial form, Why Political Democracy Must Go provides critical historical insight on the evolution of socialist thought in the United States. Today, when there is renewed interest in socialism on the American political scene, this notable series of essays reveals the underpinnings of socialist thought. Reed's analysis will be of interest to those on all sides of the political spectrum. Born in Portland, Oregon, on October 22, 1887, Harvard educated John

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México insurgente, la obra con que John Reed consiguió el reconocimiento general como reportero de guerra, vio la luz en 1914. El libro recoge una amplia serie de crónicas acerca de la revolución mexicana, en las que se da cuenta del enfrentamiento entre los campesinos rebeldes, al mando de personajes tan populares como Francisco Villa y Emiliano Zapata, y el ejército regular mexicano, asistido por las fuerzas expedicionarias norteamericanas. Escritas con fuerza narrativa y fidelidad a los hechos, estas crónicas destacan por la agudeza de las conclusiones a favor de la insurgencia popular y en contra del intervencionismo norteamericano, lo que las ha convertido en obras de referencia en el campo del periodismo literario.John Reed (Portland, 1887-Moscú, 1920) fue un destacado periodista y dirigente obrero estadounidense. Se graduó de la Universidad de Harvard en 1910, e inició su carrera de periodismo para una publicación Socialista. Célebre por sus reportajes sobre las revoluciones

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Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed’s eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders, set against an idealized backcloth of the proletariat, soldiers, sailors, and peasants uniting to throw off oppression, Reed’s account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting.

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