- Am. M. 62 (’06): 571 (portrait); 65 (’07): 173.
- Bookm. 51 (’20): 674.
- Cent. 63 (’01): 63 (portrait).
- Cur. Lit. 38 (’05): 29 (portrait).
- Harp. W. 47 (’03): 331 (portrait), 346.
- Ind. 62 (’07): 741 (portrait).
- Lit. Digest, 44 (’12): 427 (portrait).
- No. Am. 176 (’03): 743. (Howells.)
- New Repub. 20 (’19): 235.
- Outlook, 123 (’19): 94 (portrait).
- Spec. 90 (’03): 258; 125 (’20): 146.
Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa)—writer.
Born at Redwood Falls, Minnesota, 1858, of Santee Sioux ancestry, his father being a full-blood Indian, and his mother a half-breed. B. S., Dartmouth, 1887; M. D., Boston University, 1890. Government physician, Pine Ridge Agency, 1890-3. Indian secretary, Y. M. C. A., 1894-7. Attorney for Santee Sioux at Washington, 1897-1900. Government physician, Crow Creek, South Dakota, 1900-3. Appointed to revise Sioux family names, 1903-9.
Bibliography
- Indian Boyhood. 1902.
- Old Indian Days. 1907.
- The Soul of the Indian. 1911.
- The Indian Today. 1915.
- From the Deep Woods to Civilization. 1916.
Studies and Reviews
- Bk. Buyer, 24 (’02): 21 (portrait).
- Chaut. 35 (’02): 335 (portrait), 339.
- Outlook, 65 (’00): 83 (portrait).
- R. of Rs. 33 (’06): 700 (portrait), 703.
Max Eastman—poet, essayist, critic.
Born at Canandaigua, New York, 1883. Both his parents were Congregationalist preachers. A. B., Williams College, 1905. From 1907 to 1911, associate in philosophy at Columbia. In 1911, began to give his entire time to studying and writing about the problems of economic inequality. In 1913, became editor of The Masses, a periodical which voiced his theories, and which in 1917 became The Liberator.
In his Enjoyment of Poetry, Mr. Eastman shows in an interesting way how poetry can be made to contribute to the enrichment of life.