The Last American Man
Finalist for the National Book Award 2002 In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban...
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Finalist for the National Book Award 2002 In this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the Appalachian Mountains. For more than two decades he has lived there, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he has trapped, and trying to convince Americans to give up their materialistic lifestyles and return with him back to nature. To Gilbert, Conway's mythical character challenges all our assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America; he is a symbol of much we feel how our men should be, but rarely are.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142002834 (0142002836)
ASIN: 142002836
Publish date: May 27th 2003
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 271
Edition language: English
I received a signed copy of this book for Christmas and savored every moment of it. It was interesting to hear about the private man behind the icon. Many smart people come off as asses, so it did not surprise me that some see Eustace this way. After reading this book, I want to visit Turtle Isla...