Cover Of Confederates In The Attic

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Cover of confederates in the attic.

Like many of my friends and colleagues i ve been reflecting on the work of journalist tony horwitz who died suddenly on may 27th. 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. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. 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.

Confederates in the attic is simply outstanding. Poignant and picaresque haunting and hilarious it speaks to anyone who has ever felt. 1 answer to answer questions about confederates in the attic. Tony horwitz has combined travel writing a humorous look at an odd hobby and an insightful examination of deep sectional differences that still divide our.

Dispatches from the unfinished civil war had a profound impact on american popular culture public history and on my own personal and professional life. Entertaining and thought provoking by turns disturbing and laugh out loud funny it is by far the best book that i have read this year. Dispatches from the unfinished civil war please sign up. Confederates in the attic brings alive old battlefields and new ones classrooms courts country bars where the past and the present collide often in.

All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Confederates in the attic 1998 is a work of non fiction by pulitzer prize winning author tony horwitz.