Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War | Tony Horwitz

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War | Tony Horwitz | I wished I was there with Tony!

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	Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Tony Horwitz Vintage, 1999 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 257 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

New South and Old South

Tony Horwitz inadvertently sees Confederate Civil War reenactors near his Virginia home which launches him into an adventure across the South, attending reenactments but also comparing the New South to the Old South. He found out that some things have really changed, and some things have hardly changed at all. He looks into race relations, modern Confederate sympathizers, the Confederate flag controversy, and also gives a great history lesson on many parts of the Civil War, throwing in a lot of trivia that I had not read before. The Civil War continues to be a part of a lot of people's daily lives in the Deep Deep South and Horwitz writes with depth, understanding, and a welcome sense of humor. Recommended.

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I wished I was there with Tony!

This is one of my favorite books! It was recommended to me back in 1998 by my history professor and I absolutely loved Horowitz's travels through the South and experiences with Daughter's of the Confederacy, hardcore re-enactors, Rebel flag wavers, and Civil War battle sites. I must admit, while reading I wish I was sitting in the seat next to him experiencing everything he is. It's funny, it's though provoking--at some points it makes me shake my head in shame of the ignorant people he meets. This book is worth buying just for the hilarious descriptions of the war re-enactors and Horowitz's "fake" battle of Gettysburgh! If you're a Civil War buff, you'll want to read this book.

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"Stonewall" Jackson's arm and other Civil War minutia

Simply a fun read. If you are a civil war buff like me you will enjoy reading this John Stosselesque investigative book of Civil War facts, minutia, and why Confederate esprit de corps lives on 142 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Mr. Horwitz writes his book as a travelogue through the Civil War South. He recounts his travels as he meets new and interesting people and places, and how they still view the War between the States, as the Civil War is known in the South, as an ongoing struggle. He breaks down the book in chapters pertaining to the Southern states he visited.
The book is full of funny, sad, and informative facts like where and when was the first shot of the Civil War actually fired? And No, it was NOT Fort Sumter. But most important was his analysis of the continuing, living spirit of the Civil War South of 1861-1865. It lives today in a variety of ways that Mr. Horowitz points out and discusses.
All in all a must book for Civil War buffs of all kind. A good solid read, well written and factual. Not a tactics or war strategy manual of unit names and engagements, but rather a human interest book of who and what modern day Dixie is and why it lives on today in Southern people, places and things. I recommend it highly.

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Confederate in the Attic

Just started reading the book thus far it is entertaining and delightful. I look forward to my quiet evening reading time everyday. It amazes me how
we continue to get Civil War info. from these wonderful writers.

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