Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast

Edward Rowe Snow (1902-1982) is remembered as one of the most vivid chroniclers of New England maritime history. Beginning with the publication of Islands of Boston Harbor in 1935, he made his name as a historian of the New England coast -- and also as a popular storyteller, lecturer, preservationist, and treasure hunter. For forty years, Snow flew to the lighthouses of New England as the "Flying Santa," dropping Christmas parcels for the keepers and their families. A granite memorial to Edward Rowe Snow, "Mr. New England," on George's Island in Boston Harbor was dedicated in 2002 by his many friendsSnow, Edward Rowe is the author of 'Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast', published 2004 under ISBN 9781889833712 and ISBN 1889833711.