LAST AMERICAN MAN, THE - Penguin USA

AT THE AGE O SEVENTEEN, EUSTACE CONWAY LEFTHIS SUBURBAN EXISTENCE TO LIVE IN THE WILD THIRTY YEARS LATER, HE'S STILL THERE...

The Last American Man is the true story of Eustace Conway, an unforgettable American original. For more than thirty years, Conway has made his home in the Appalachian Mountains, mastering the art of self-sufficient living. Over the decades, he has evolved from an idealistic nature-lover (who made fire with sticks and wore animal skins) into a seasoned and weary environmentalist/businessman ( who must hammer out a reluctant truce with contemporary American reality).

In exploring Conway's life, acclaimed novelist and memoirist Elizabeth Gilbert weaves a fascinating adventure story about a ruly epic, but thoroughly modern, American hero. As she thoughtfully examines Conway and all he embodies, the iconography of America manhood comes alive in all its conflicting elements of inventiveness, charisma, narcissism, and intimacy.