The Long Revolution

Author: Edgar Snow (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: In 1971, Edgar Snow returned to the United States after his last visit to China. On February 15, 1972, he suddenly passed away. If he had been alive, he would undoubtedly have added notes and references to the new editions of Red Star Over China and Today's Red China: Beyond the Great River, offering readers more historical facts. He would have certainly included the content of his conversations with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai from 1970-1971 based on his records. In a letter agreeing to publish the book The Long Revolution, Edgar Snow's wife, Louise Wheeler Snow, wrote, "This is an unfinished work—my husband had just begun, but unexpectedly left us. The book sows the seeds of a new relationship between the peoples of China and the United States. Under our nurturing, they will grow and flourish."