The Last American Man
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (748 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565116534 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is a living metaphor that challenges all assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America.The Last American Man is at the same time an adventure saga and a thoughtful meditation on the relationship of man to the wilderness. What does it mean to be a man in modern America? Do men somehow better themselves when they leave civilization and head into the woods? The Last American Man is a cultural examination of contemporary American male identity and the uniquely American desire to return to the wilderness.From the frontier West to American utopian communities, Elizabeth Gilbert has produced a history of American manhood as it has never been told before. To illustrate her story, Gilbert uses the rich and fascinating case study of Eustace Conway, a man who has lived in the Appalachian Mountains since the age of 17. It is also a reflection of masculine American identity in all its conflicting elements—energy, isolation, narcissism, inventiveness, audacity, and destiny.. C
"Read and learn, and laugh and weep!" according to gourmet girl. Extremely compelling! So many could benefit from this book on so many levels. Raised in rural Oregon on 82 acres along a river in a log cabin Dad built and I still learned SO MUCH reading this book! And, not just survival or hard skills, but the subtle ones from nature, as well. And, then the most important skills: knowing yourself and relating positively and compassionately to others.. Elizabeth Gilbert is an excellent writer. She is highly imaginative and I have Soaring Spirit Elizabeth Gilbert is an excellent writer. She is highly imaginative and I have liked every one of her books including this one. Kudos to her for the idea of putting this man's life in print. I highly recommend it.. "If you think you know the man on TV, read the book" according to K. Meyers. I was interested in Eustace. He is an interesting man.The book has a lot of unnecessary fluff but I enjoyed reading about this amazing man. I had no idea just how educated he was or how bull headed.
. At 17, Conway "headed into the mountains and dressed in the skins of animals he had hunted and eaten." By his late 30s, Eustace owned "a thousand acres of pristine wilderness" and lived in a teepee in the woods full-time. Gilbert has a jaunty, breathless style, and she paints a complicated portrait of American maleness that is as original as it is surprising. Gilbert, who is friends with Conway and interviewed his family, evidences enormous enthusiasm for her subject, whether discussing Conway's need for alcohol to calm down; his relationship with a physically and emotionally abusive father; or his horrific hand-to-ant