Coming Up Next: Roy Rowan, 'Chasing The Dragon: A Veteran Journalist's Firsthand Account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution'

Roy Rowan is a living legend. He is a veteran author-journalist and avid fisherman -but he is much more. For over fifty years Rowan covered the world for Time, Life and Fortune magazines. 

His book, Chasing the Dragon: A Veteran Journalist's Firsthand Account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution was given to me by a mutual friend of ours. I was captivated.

In another twist of circumstance, it turned out that 96-year-old Roy Rowan and I were almost neighbors here in Greenwich, Connecticut USA. I couldn't believe my luck. 

Accompanied by Mr. Liming Guan of The China Press of New York City, we paid Roy Rowan a visit to his home on Steamboat Road near Greenwich Harbor. Another dimension of China's history came alive that day from the comfort of Mr. Rowan's living room. 

"Roy Rowan's spellbinding account of China's earth-rattling Communist Revolution," said Tom Brokaw of NBC News, "is high drama and great journalism-all that I'd expect from one of the best." 

Stella Dong, author of Shanghai: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City 1842-1949 said, "Chasing the Dragon is both enthralling personal history and an invaluable eyewitness account of China. Rowan offers a riveting insider's view of pre-Communist China and records its last death those with a keen eye for history and human detail."

Waltar Isaacson, president of the Aspen Club and author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life has this to say about Roy Rowan and his memoir: "This colorful eyewitness account of the Communists' 1949 takeover of China is the perfect blend of journalism and history. Roy Rowan tells this amazing tale with the firsthand excitement of a young reporter and the wisdom of a veteran China watcher. In a very personal and readable way, his book explores war, historic forces, colorful characters and the thrill of journalism."

Tune in on Saturday morning, July 9, 2016 to AM1490 WGCH 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Eastern USA Time/10:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. China Time to hear Roy Rowan in his own words talk about his book and his memories of a time of great change in China and the world. 

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