Confederates in the Attic
Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Tony Horwitz
Discover the soul of the unvanquished South in this poignant and picaresque adventure into America's greatest conflict. Follow prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz on a search for places and people still held in thrall by the ghosts of the Lost Cause. Witness Klan rallies, hardcore reenactors, and bizarre Civil War pilgrimages in a journey that collides the past and the present in explosive and hilarious ways. Written with Horwitz's signature blend of humor, history, and hard-nosed journalism, this book speaks to anyone drawn to the mythic South and the dark romance of the Civil War.
Publish Date
1999-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
1999-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1998
Goodreads Rating
4.1
ISBN
9780679758334
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Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2020-06-03T22:14:18.000Z
To understand the context of this statute in Virginia history and the significance of what this means, I highly recommend the book Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horowitz – source2019-05-28T20:04:05.000Z
Please take this sad news as an opportunity to read, or re-read, Confederates in the Attic. It is a remarkable book that is sadly still very relevant 20 years later – source