Season of High Adventure

"Newly available materials and meticulous research have enabled Mr. Thomas to bring new clarity and depth to the dramatic story of the young American whose intimate and perceptive reporting not only brought him deserved journalistic fame but also made him a strong influence in the history of the period. Many of us who were also in China during the tumultuous 1920s, 30s, and 40s regard Edgar Snow as another exemplar, to use Barbara Tuchman's famous phrase, of the American experience in China."--John S. Service, editor of Golden Inches "Elegant in style and penetrating in analysis, Thomas has written what is likely to be the definitive study of Edgar Snow's life and influence on the American understanding of China."--Michael Schaller, University of Arizona "An absorbing book about China, the craft of journalism, and the life of a remarkable American."--Jonathan Spence, Yale University, and author of The Search for Modern China "Few writers had a greater effect on how Americans came to view China during the middle of the twentieth century than Edgar Snow. Bernard Thomas has written an account of Snow's years in China that is both fascinating and authoritative."--Orville Schell