{"product_id":"season-of-high-adventure-edgar-snow-in-china","title":"Season of High Adventure: Edgar Snow in China","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSeason of High Adventure: Edgar Snow in China\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eS Bernard Thomas\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780520202764\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of California Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1996\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e587\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn 1928, Edgar Snow (1905-1972) set out to see the world, hoping to make his mark as a travel-adventure writer. Shanghai was to be a mere stopover, but Snow stayed on in China for thirteen more years. The idealistic young Midwesterner became a journalist and ultimately developed close friendships with China's emerging revolutionary leaders. His 1938 classic, \u003ci\u003eRed Star over China\u003c\/i\u003e, strongly influenced American views of the Chinese Communists and is still in print nearly sixty years later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis biography breaks fresh ground with its unique and extensive use of Snow's diaries of over forty years. These writings convey Snow's private hopes and fears, his moods and motivations. Thomas skillfully links them with Snow's public writings and deeds. By recreating the milieu in which Snow worked in China, Thomas provides a clearer understanding of both the man and his times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnow came to China devoid of any political agenda or sinological background. He returned home a politically astute China hand and famed journalist-author. His writing had taken on the nature of political action, which resulted in troubled soul-searching that Snow usually confined to his diary. Thomas's portrait of Ed Snow reveals a man caught up in an important historical moment, a man who profoundly influenced, and was influenced by, the events that swirled around him.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Season of High Adventure: Edgar Snow in China | S Bernard Thomas | Hardcover | 9780520202764 | Used: Like New | Biography 1757374 (temp: 1)","offer_id":49154742517912,"sku":"1757374","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41elwusrzdL.jpg?v=1779652882","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/season-of-high-adventure-edgar-snow-in-china","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}