Edgar Parks Snow (17 July 1905 – 15 February 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 a full account of the history of the
Chinese Communist Party following the
Long March, and was the first 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.