Richard Snow

Richard Snow spent nearly four decades at American Heritage magazine, serving as editor in chief for 17 years, and has been a consultant on historical motion pictures, among them Glory, and has written for documentaries, including the Burns brothers’ Civil War, and Ric Burns’s award-winning PBS film Coney Island, whose screenplay he wrote. He is the author of multiple books, including, most recently, Sailing the Graveyard Sea.

How a Mutiny on the Somers Changed America

“No case of the century, prior to the assassination of President Lincoln, aroused as much interest and passion.”

November 21, 2023 By Richard Snow

Disneyland Hasn’t Always Been the Happiest Place on Earth

Mayhem and Crisis on Fantasyland's Opening Day

December 12, 2019 By Richard Snow

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