Edgar Snow's China: A Personal Account of the Chinese Revolution

by Lois Wheeler Snow

Photographs and text describe the events of the years that journalist Edgar Snow spent in China ranging from the late 1920's to the Communist Revolution in 1949.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

284 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 1981

Reviews

[Y H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edgar Snow is a true journalist. He goes in depth to ground zero to see for himself. I wish there was more authentic journalists that truly care for their craft . No bias no judgement just real honest reporting.

[atom_box Evan G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great account of the Long March by someone who was there and can explain what it looked like to a Westerner. Snow was possibly the only Western witness to this stuff. Priceless. Sui genera. Lots of photos, taken by Snow, of China as an opiumized colony, and inside the Communist training grounds. Great, great easy to read history book.

[Maja - BibliophiliaDK ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and enlightning. I was especially enthralled by the many photographs. They were very powerful and gripping. I did however really miss a list of names. Chinese names are very hard to remember and they all sound the same. A list of names and positions would have greatly helped this book. But other than that, a very thourough first hand account of the years leading up to the take-over of Mao Tse-tung in China.