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Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide, Horwitz, Tony, 97811
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1101980303
ISBN-13
9781101980309
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038749558
Product Key Features
Book Title
Spying on the South : an Odyssey Across the American Divide
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Slavery, United States / South / General, Landscape, United States / 19th Century
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Architecture, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-461077
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
917.504
Synopsis
For a Connecticut Yankee, the South in 1850 was alien, often hostile territory. Yet for a young Frederick Law Olmsted, it would prove to be part of an extraordinary journey. As an undercover correspondent for the up-and-coming New York Times, Olmsted traveled the South by horseback, steamboat, and stagecoach, seeking dialogue and common ground. His vivid dispatches were revelatory for readers of his day. Rediscovering Olmsted amidst the discord and polarization of our own time, Tony Horwitz embarks on his own adventure, following Olmsted's tracks down the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, into bayou Louisiana, across Texas, and far off beaten paths to discover bracing vestiges and strange new mutations of the Cotton Kingdom. The final book by a beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Spying on the South is an intrepid, often hilarious journey through an outsized American landscape and a masterpiece in the tradition of Great Plains, Bad Land, and the author's own classic, Confederates in the Attic. Book jacket., The New York Times -bestselling final book by the beloved, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Tony Horwitz. With Spying on the South , the best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape architect. In the 1850s, the young Frederick Law Olmsted was adrift, a restless farmer and dreamer in search of a mission. He found it during an extraordinary journey, as an undercover correspondent in the South for the up-and-coming New York Times. For the Connecticut Yankee, pen name "Yeoman," the South was alien, often hostile territory. Yet Olmsted traveled for 14 months, by horseback, steamboat, and stagecoach, seeking dialogue and common ground. His vivid dispatches about the lives and beliefs of Southerners were revelatory for readers of his day, and Yeoman's remarkable trek also reshaped the American landscape, as Olmsted sought to reform his own society by creating democratic spaces for the uplift of all. The result: Central Park and Olmsted's career as America's first and foremost landscape architect. Tony Horwitz rediscovers Yeoman Olmsted amidst the discord and polarization of our own time. Is America still one country? In search of answers, and his own adventures, Horwitz follows Olmsted's tracks and often his mode of transport (including muleback): through Appalachia, down the Mississippi River, into bayou Louisiana, and across Texas to the contested Mexican borderland. Venturing far off beaten paths, Horwitz uncovers bracing vestiges and strange new mutations of the Cotton Kingdom. Horwitz's intrepid and often hilarious journey through an outsized American landscape is a masterpiece in the tradition of Great Plains , Bad Land , and the author's own classic, Confederates in the Attic.
LC Classification Number
F213.H768 2020
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- e***l (876)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook is in excellent condition. It did arrive a week and a half later than it was originally supposed to. I reached out to the seller which took a bit of time to receive a response. The book was a good value and it did ship in a bubble envelope which always helps with protecting the books from postal handling/damage.
- d***a (53)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping took a little longer than it initially said but the book still arrived just as described in fantastic condition. I wasn't a huge fan of the packaging though, as it was just wrapped in a simple thin plastic sleeve with zero cushion or padding and I've had books completely destroyed because there was nothing to protect them so if possible I'd like to see the seller provide a safer package when shipping books. But thankfully mine wasn't damaged in transit!STATION HILL BLANCHOT READER, Blanchot, Maurice, 9781886449176 (#197410139171)
- k***k (7058)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis book appears new - excellent condition and is exactly as described. Wonderful quality and came at an excellent price. The seller packaged the book with care, shipped it quickly, and communicated effectively. This was an great buying experience. Don't hesitate purchasing from this seller. Wonderful.Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafi (#197235655132)