Book Confederates In The Attic

Horwitz s exploration of the lasting.

Book confederates in the attic.

I was a civil war re enactor in junior high and high school and i particularly appreciated his chapter on that very strange hobby. Dispatches from the unfinished american civil war which horwitz published in 1998 that s beloved by historians educators and as far as i can tell everyone. The civil war looms large in the minds of americans. Diverse groups have immersed themselves in the literature and regalia of the war.

It is first of all an entertaining read. But it s confederates in the attic. Confederates in the attic 1998 is a work of non fiction by pulitzer prize winning author tony horwitz. A farb of the heart.

Confederates in the attic by tony horwitz pantheon books new york 1998 27 50. The book was published in multiple languages including english consists of 406 pages and is available in paperback format. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Confederates in the attic by tony horwitz is a 1998 nonfiction book about the continued influence of the civil war and the confederacy on the american south.

He reports on attitudes on the civil war and how it is discussed and taught as well as attitudes about race. The author explains that he grew up in washington dc and lives in virginia so he was conscious of the american civil war most of his life. Horwitz has a flair for odd details that spark insights and confederates in the attic is a thoughtful and entertaining book that does much to explain america s continuing obsession with the civil war. In confederates in the attic journalist tony horwitz explores the ways in which the civil war is still present in southern culture.

Written with horwitz s signature blend of humor history and hard nosed journalism confederates in the attic brings alive old battlefields and new ones classrooms courts country bars where the past and the present collide often in explosive ways. Dispatches from the unfinished civil war pdf epub book. Confederates in the attic. Confederates in the attic was a popular book when it came out about 17 years ago and it still has much relevance.

The first edition of the novel was published in march 3rd 1998 and was written by tony horwitz. However there was more to it than that. Horwitz explores his deep interest in the american civil war and investigates the ties in the united states among citizens to a war that ended more than 130 years previously.