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Edgar snow biography
Edgar Snow
American journalist (1905–1972)
Edgar Parks Snow (July 19, 1905 – February 15, 1972) was an American journalist known for his books and articles on communism in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution.
He was the first Western journalist to give an account of the history of the Chinese Communist Party following the Long March, and he was also the first Western journalist to interview many of its leaders, including Mao Zedong.
He is best known for his book, Red Star Over China (1937), an account of the Chinese Communist movement from its foundation until the late 1930s.
Background
Edgar Parks Snow was born on July 19, 1905, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Before settling in Missouri, his ancestors had moved to the state from North Carolina, Kentucky, and Kansas.[1] He briefly studied journalism at the University of Missouri,[2] and joined the Zeta Phi chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[3]
Career
Snow moved to New York City