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Confederates in the Attic:

Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
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G.K. Hall, Jun 1, 2000 - History - 559 pages
The Civil War still rages across the South in ways both quirky and compelling. "Hardcore" re-enactors crash-diet to resemble starved Confederates, a Scarlett O'Hara impersonator lifts her skirts for Japanese tourists, and Sons, Daughters, and Children of the Confederacy gather to sing "Dixie" and salute the rebel flag. Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Horwitz takes us on a ten-state adventure, from Gettysburg to Vicksburg, from Charleston graveyards to Tennessee taverns, probing both the history of the Civil War and its potent echo in the present.

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His writing is entertaining and well researched. - Goodreads
I think the problem he has is one of selection bias. - Goodreads
great book - great storytelling - Goodreads
This book is both educational and entertaining. - Goodreads
Horwitz is a gifted writer and the pace is great. - Goodreads
This book was so well researched and documented. - Goodreads

Review: Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

User Review  - Amy Mcintosh - Goodreads

Tony Horwitz travels the South in part to indulge his own fascination childhood with the Civil War but more importantly to uncover why so many residents of the "new" South are obsessed with the "old ... Read full review

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User Review  - Gordon Hilgers - Goodreads

Horwitz presents an interesting and humorous trek through Civil War battlefields, joins a group of re-enactors and interviews a cast of real characters, the kind apparently only the South can produce ... Read full review

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About the author (2000)

Tony Horwitz is the author of "Confederates in the Attic", "Baghdad Without a Map", and "One for the Road". He is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has worked as a war correspondent for the "Wall Street Journal" and as a staff writer for "The New Yorker". He lives in Virginia with his wife, Geraldine Brooks, and their son, Nathaniel.

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