A poem written by Rewi Alley in memory of Edgar Snow after his death in 1972. Looking out at me from the morning's paper the quiet steady face the understanding eyes of the American dreamer who saw how dreams could be made come true and who caught some of the fire of the Chinese Revolution and its leadership so that along with them, as they so incredibly fought, did he fight with his pen for all he came to believe in. Yes, he suffered all right, not simple to face those wild

Zhou Enlai on horseback, 1936 -- Daily LIFT #947 The photo was taken by the famed American journalist Edgar Snow.

Edgar Snow, Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao in Wuhan, 1938 -- Daily LIFT #942

Edgar Snow and Mao, 1936 -- Daily LIFT #650 American journalist Edgar Snow travelled to Xi'an, China where he met with Communist leader...

Mao Zedong at Bao'an, northern Shaanxi, 1936 -- Daily LIFT #378 This photo was taken by the famed American journalist Edgar Snow. This...