About
American author and poet who published more than forty books over the course of his career, including travelogues and numerous works on Haitian art and literature. One of his best-known works is Haiti: The Black Republic.
Before Fame
He was born in a well-to-do Manhattan family and went on to study at Yale University.
Trivia
He was a co-founder of Common Sense magazine.
Family Life
He and his sister, Nancy, grew up in a wealthy Manhattan family.
Associated With
He was born in the same year as fellow American author Willard Motley.
