Maxwell Geismar

Maxwell David Geismar (August 1, 1909 – July 1979) was an American author, literary critic, biographer. He who wrote the biography of Mark Twain,[1][2] the introduction to Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice[3] and other. Geismar taught at Sarah Lawrence College for many years. He signed the Triple Revolution statement sent to President Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

References

  1. ↑ M. D. Geismar. Mark Twain: An American Prophet. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1970.
  2. ↑ Brief biography of Maxwell Geismar
  3. ↑ Text of Introduction to Soul on Ice


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