Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2

The author reconstructs the life and character of Eugene Field by tracing his family background, personal contradictions, and professional career through chapters on pedigree, letters, publication history, travels, political ties, and final years. The volume interleaves anecdotes from friends, samples of correspondence, critical episodes in his editorial and literary work, and reproductions of poems, drawings, and facsimiles that illustrate his temperament and friendships. It emphasizes comradeship, financial struggles, domestic arrangements, and artistic playfulness while documenting later decline and death, offering a portrait that balances affectionate reminiscence with documentary material.