Confederate in the Attic: Dispatches From the Unfinished Civil War Critical Book Review

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its legacy. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, after a research of two wholesome years, presents the possible reasons for the America's obsession with the Civil War, what forms it has taken since then and how it is obtrusive in today's American culture.

III. Evidence to support the thesis

Tony Horwitz has provided loads of examples to support his proposition about the American obsession with the Civil War. These examples that are stretched the entire magnum opus serve as supporting evidences for the author's thesis.
The following passages of the analytical paper will highlight some of the examples used, connecting them to the main thesis of the book. The very first example that the author uses on the first page of his book thoroughly supports his thesis and informs the readers to expect what is next in line. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist (Horwitz: Backcover), Tony Horwitz starts his book, explaining his own obsession with the Civil War and how he viewed those ...

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making the book an enjoyable, informative and an eye-opener read. The author displays his obsession with the war by quoting examples not only from his youth but also from his grown-up years when on his return to his native country, her wife tells her neighbor that his husband has transformed into a "Civil War bore" (Horwitz: 5). Hence, revealing the fact that the American obsession with the Civil War continues to grow at all ages, with all men.
However, Horwitz does not stick to the examples from his personal life. He gives examples from all spheres of the American culture, politics and lifestyle, offering a spicy variety to his readers, a factor that has played a key role in making ...

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