Lieut. Edward Rowe Snow

Edward Rowe Snow was a prolific author of New England maritime histories.

married Anna-Myrle Haegg, 8 jul 1932, Helena, Montana

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He was the son of Edward Sumpter and Alice (Rowe) Snow. He graduated from Harvard University, and Boston University, with an M.A. He was a high school teacher in Winthrop, Massachusetts. During World War II, he served with the XII Bomber Command, and he became a first lieutenant. He was a daily columnist at The Patriot Ledger newspaper in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1957-82.

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American Author, Lecturer, and Historian. Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in 1902, he spent most of his life studying the legends, lighthouses, and islands of New England. He wrote many pamphlets, books, and articles, and made lecturers and tours throughout the area with his wife. His many works include, "Forgotten Sea Tragedies" (1952), "Columns In The Patriot Ledger" (1970), "Pirates, Shipwrecks, And Phantoms Ghosts" (1974), "An Island Citadel" (1965), "BI-Centennial Boston And New England" (1974), "Great Storms And Famous Shipwrecks Of The New England Coast" (1943), "The Vengeful Sea" (1965), "The Story Of Minot's Light" (1955), "The Fury Of The Seas" (1965), "Astounding Tales Of The Seas" (1965), "Sea Tragedies" (1961), "New England Sea Tragedies" (1960), "Famous Lighthouses Of New England" (1945), "Pirates And Buccaneers Of The Atlantic Coast" (1949), "A Pilgrim Returns To Cape Cod" (1946), "Sailing Down Boston Bay" (1941), and "The Lighthouses Of New England 1716-1973" (1973). (bio by: K)

1ST LT US ARMY WORLD WAR II AUG 22 1902 APR 10 1982

8th great grandson of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower

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Descended from Stephen Hopkins, "Mayflower" Passenger

American Author, Lecturer, and Historian. Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in 1902, he spent most of his life studying the legends, lighthouses, and islands of New England. He wrote many pamphlets, books, and articles, and made lecturers and tours throughout the area with his wife. His many works include, "Forgotten Sea Tragedies" (1952), "Columns In The Patriot Ledger" (1970), "Pirates, Shipwrecks, And Phantom Ghosts" (1974), "An Island Citadel" (1965), "BI-Centennial Boston And New England" (1974), "Great Storms And Famous Shipwrecks Of The New England Coast" (1943), "The Vengeful Sea" (1965), "The Story Of Minot's Light" (1955), "The Fury Of The Seas" (1965), "Astounding Tales Of The Seas" (1965), "Sea Tragedies" (1961), "New England Sea Tragedies" (1960), "Famous Lighthouses Of New England" (1945), "Pirates And Buccaneers Of The Atlantic Coast" (1949), "A Pilgrim Returns To Cape Cod" (1946), "Sailing Down Boston Bay" (1941), and "The Lighthouses Of New England 1716-1973" (1973).