Spying on the South : An Odyssey Across the American Divide (Hardcover)

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Reading this last book by Horowitz was bittersweet, and since he narrated his own book it was even more special. Following a journey by Frederick Olmstead that he had undertaken between 1852 through 1857 through our southern states, Tony sets out to duplicate this journey as much as was possible....

from ilovemycat1

Tony Horwitz recreates the journey that Frederick Law Olmsted took through the South as a travel reporter for the NY Times 160 years ago. He recreates the journey as the journeyman himself, although, the road he is searching for is often now a developed subdivision, the historic site is now in th...

from untraveller

Actually, this book was not very interesting. Being reasonably familiar with the areas described in the journey, I found the characters dull and boring. Being a mudder from Arkansas does not make a person interesting. Having read four of Horwitz' books, I found this to be easily his least enjoyab...

from labdaddy4

Like all of the author's books, he blends humor, tragedy, history, and his own take on our cultural evolution. In this book he uses a southern journey by the famous landscape architect- Fredrick Law Olstead- a the vehicle and backdrop for a similar journey he undertakes. The result is an informat...

from Othemts

A few months ago when author Tony Horwitz died, I learned that he'd recently released this new book of his unique blend of history, travel, cultural exploration, and literary journalism. When I saw that his final work was based on following in the footsteps of one of my favorite historical figure...