Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide

Authors

Daniel W. Crofts, The College of New JerseyFollow

ISBN

99781101980286

Publication Date

2019

Price

$30.00

Publisher

Penguin Press

Abstract

Spying on the South juxtaposes two intervals when the United States appeared to have fractured into hostile tribes. Writer and journalist Tony Horwitz set out to probe today’s “American divide” with a template in mind—the effort by Frederick Law Olmsted to comprehend North-South antagonisms during the 1850s. Just as Olmsted once had done, Horwitz decided to head South.

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.21.4.06

Recommended Citation

Crofts, Daniel W. (2019) "Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 21 : Iss. 4 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.21.4.06
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol21/iss4/5