Throwing the R word around rather loosely, aren't we? Instead of aligning yourself with the foam at the mouth knee jerk reactionaries, try and gain some understanding. This is an excellent read whether you're interested in the Civil War or not.
Editorial Reviews
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz returned from years of traipsing through war zones as a foreign correspondent only to find that his childhood obsession with the Civil War had caught up with him. Near his house in Virginia, he happened to encounter people who reenact the Civil War--men who dress up in period costumes and live as Johnny Rebs and Billy Yanks. Intrigued, he wound up having some odd adventures with the "hardcores," the fellows who try to immerse themselves in the war, hoping to get what they lovingly term a "period rush." Horwitz spent two years reporting on why Americans are still so obsessed with the war, and the ways in which it resonates today. In the course of his work, he made a sobering side trip to cover a murder that was provoked by the display of the Confederate flag, and he spoke to a number of people seeking to honor their ancestors who fought for the Confederacy. Horwitz has a flair for odd details that spark insights, and Confederates in the Attic is a thoughtful and entertaining book that does much to explain America's continuing obsession with the Civil War. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
The New York Times Book Review, Roy Blount Jr.
Confederates in the Attic is the freshest book about divisiveness in America that I have read in some time.... A splendid commemoration of the war and its Legacy.... This rattling good read is an eyes-open, humorously no-nonsense survey of complicated Americans. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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