The Last American Man From AudioFile Eustace Conway, who took to the woods at age 17, makes firewith sticks, lives in a teepee, and wears clothes made of animalskins. Is he an American countercultural heor or a maladjustedself-promoter who moved to the Appalachian Mountains and acquiredmassive acreage to avoid confronting his shortcomings? ElizabethGilbert, a friend of Conway, explores these--and other--questions inTHE LAST AMERICAN MAN, a fascinating examination of Conway. PatriciaKalember's reading is thoroughly in sync with the author's feminineperspective on Conway. Kalember gives life to Conway, and the legionsof people drawn to him, most of whom are eventually repelled by hispersonality. She is particularly adept at conveying the tortuousrelationship between Eustace and his antagonistic, unloving father andhis inability to deal with women, whom he perceives as mates whoshould obey his every word. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland,Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine