The Last Romantic

Poet and Journalist, Max Eastman is perhaps the most famous example of an American intellectual who during his life moved across the entire political spectrum. This reexamination of his career and his place in history reveals the dynamics behind his several careers and political transformations, offering new insight into one of the most influential writers of this century. It is a model biography of a key intellectual of the twentieth century. It is also both a perspective social history of his times and a study in the history of ideas. The book will find a welcome place in history, literature, and political science courses, as well as in personal libraries.

William L. O’Neill is professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University. He has been the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Senior Fellowship and the Rutgers Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research. He is the author of numerous books, including The New Left: A History; American High: The Years of Confidence, 1945-1960; and The Last Romantic.