Bruce Vail
Captain
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2015
It was 20 years ago that Confederates In The Attic by Tony Horwirtz was published to widespread acclaim.
I know this because I was in the library last week, saw it on the shelf, and decided to give it a try. My copy was a first edition from 1998 and showed all the signs of having been been read dozens of times since the library added it to its collection.
I quite enjoyed reading. It is considerably lighter than my normal Civil War fare (although Attic deals with some pretty serious themes) and counts for me as pleasant summer beach reading.
Horwitz, a war correspondent for a major newspaper, returns to the United States after several years abroad in war-torn locales. He seeks to re-connect with America by re-visiting the Civil War in a series of trips around the South., visiting battlefields, museums, etc., and interviewing modern-day Americans still consumed by the War. Horwitz writes with a light touch, and his prose is a pleasure to read.
Happy 20th Anniversary to Tony and the Confederates in his Attic!
I know this because I was in the library last week, saw it on the shelf, and decided to give it a try. My copy was a first edition from 1998 and showed all the signs of having been been read dozens of times since the library added it to its collection.
I quite enjoyed reading. It is considerably lighter than my normal Civil War fare (although Attic deals with some pretty serious themes) and counts for me as pleasant summer beach reading.
Horwitz, a war correspondent for a major newspaper, returns to the United States after several years abroad in war-torn locales. He seeks to re-connect with America by re-visiting the Civil War in a series of trips around the South., visiting battlefields, museums, etc., and interviewing modern-day Americans still consumed by the War. Horwitz writes with a light touch, and his prose is a pleasure to read.
Happy 20th Anniversary to Tony and the Confederates in his Attic!